How to split cells into multiple columns or rows by carriage return?
Normally, in Excel, we can quickly split cell contents into multiple columns based on some specific characters, such as commas, semicolon, dot marks by using the Text to Columns feature. But, have you ever tried to split cell values into multiple columns or rows by carriage returns?
Split cells into multiple columns based on carriage returns with Text to Columns
Split cells into multiple rows based on carriage returns with VBA code
Split cells into multiple columns or rows based on carriage returns with Kutools for Excel
Combine multiple cells into one based on carriage returns with Kutools for Excel
Split cells into multiple columns based on carriage returns with Text to Columns
If you have a list of cells contents which are separated by the carriage returns as following screenshot shown, in fact, the Text to Columns function could help you to split the cell values into multiple columns.
1. Select the cells that you want to split their contents.
2. Click Data > Text to Columns, see screenshot:
3. In the Convert Text to Columns Wizard, check Delimited option in step1, see screenshot:
4. Then click Next button, in step 2, check Other option under Delimiters, and in the box beside the Other, press Ctrl + J keys into it, see screenshot:
5. And then click Next button, in step3, select General option, and specify a cell for locating the result, then click Finish button directly to finish the operations.
6. And the cell contents have been split into multiple columns as following screenshot shown:
Split cells into multiple rows based on carriage returns with VBA code
Sometimes, you need to split the cell values into multiple rows based on the carriage returns as following screenshot shown.
There is no direct way for you to deal with this task in Excel, but, you can create VBA code to solve it.
1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.
VBA code: Split cells into multiple rows based on carriage returns
Sub SplitCells()
'Update by Extendoffice
Dim Rng As Range
Dim WorkRng As Range
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type:=8)
For Each Rng In WorkRng
lLFs = VBA.Len(Rng) - VBA.Len(VBA.Replace(Rng, vbLf, ""))
If lLFs > 0 Then
Rng.Offset(1, 0).Resize(lLFs).Insert shift:=xlShiftDown
Rng.Resize(lLFs + 1).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Transpose(VBA.Split(Rng, vbLf))
End If
Next
End Sub
3. Then press F5 key to run this code, and a prompt box will pop out to remind you select the data range that you want to split, see screenshot:
4. And then click OK, and your selected data has been split into multiple rows based on the carriage returns.
Split cells into multiple columns or rows based on carriage returns with Kutools for Excel
Kutools for Excel’s Split Cells utility can help you split cells into multiple columns or rows quickly and easily.
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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as follows:
1. Select the data range that you want to split.
2. Click Kutools > Merge & Split > Split Cells, see screenshot:
3. In the Split Cells dialog box, select the Split to Rows or Split to Columns option under the Type section that you need, and then check New line under the Specify a separator section, see screenshot:
4. Then click OK button, and a prompt box will pop out to remind you select a cell to output the result, see screenshot:
5. Then click OK, if you choose Split to Columns option, all the selected cell values have been split into multiple columns by the carriage return, see screenshot:
And if you choose Split to Rows option, your selected cell values will be split to multiple rows you like as following screenshot shown:
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Demo: Split cells into multiple columns based on carriage returns with Text to Columns
Combine multiple cells into one based on carriage returns with Kutools for Excel
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Combine multiple cells into one based on carriage returns:
Contrary to the above content, how could you combine multiple cell values which are separated by carriage returns into one cell in Excel? Here, I will talk about an easy tool-Kutools for Excel, with its powerful Combine feature, you can quickly combine multiple rows, columns, cells into one cell.
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Demo: Combine multiple cells into one based on carriage returns with Kutools for Excel
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