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How to convert horizontal list to vertical list in Excel?

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Supposing you have a row of data and in some times, you need to convert this horizontal list to a vertical list (a column). You can type them in a list one by one, but this is quite time-consuming, this tutorial is talking about the quick ways to convert a horizontal list to vertical list in Excel.

Convert horizontal to vertical with formula

Quickly convert between horizontal list and vertical list with Kutools for Excel good idea3

Convert horizontal to vertical with Paste Special

Convert horizontal to vertical with formula

Here I introduce a formula can help you convert horizontal list to vertical list in Excel.

Select a blank cell and type this formula =INDEX(A$1:L$1,ROWS(M$1:M1)) into it, and press Enter key, then drag the fill handle down till a wrong value appears. See screenshot:

Tip: In above formula, A1:L1 is the horizontal list, and M1 is the cell you use the formula.

Convert horizontal to vertical with formula

Quickly convert between horizontal list and vertical list with Kutools for Excel

Kutools for Excel is a handy tool for Excel users, and its Transpose Range feature can convert a row to a column, convert multiple rows to a column, or convert a column to a row, convert columns to a row and so on.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

1. Select the horizontal list and click Kutools > Range > Transform Range. See screenshot:

click Transform Range feature of kutools

2. In the popping dialog, check Range to single column, click Ok, and a dialog pops out for selecting a cell to output the result. See screenshot:
check Range to single column option in the dialog boxselect a cell to put the result

3. Click OK. Now the horizontal list has been converted to a column list.
the horizontal list has been converted to a column list

With the Transform Range of Kutools for Excel can transpose a single column or row by fixed values or blank cell delimiter, or convert a range of cells to a single row or column. See screenshot:

Convert a single column to range of cells by a fixed number of cell
Convert a single column to range of cells by a fixed number of cell
Convert a singe column to range of cells by the blank cell delimiter
Convert a singe column to range of cells by the blank cell delimiter
Convert a range cells to a single column
Convert a range cells to a single column

Convert horizontal to vertical with Paste Special

In Excel, you can use the Paste Special to convert a horizontal list to a vertical list.

1. Select the row data and press Ctrl + C to copy it. See screenshot:

copy the row data

2. Click at a cell you want to output the result, and right click to open context menu, click Paste Special > Transpose in Excel 2010 and 2013. See screenshot:

click Paste Special > Transpose in Excel 2010 and later

In Excel 2007, after selecting the Paste Special from the context menu, it will open the Paste Special dialog. In the dialog, please check All option and Transpose option, and click OK button.

click Paste Special and check Transpose option in Excel 2007

Now the row data has been transposed to a column of data.

he row data has been transposed to a column of data.

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