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How to quickly stack multiple columns into one column in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-08-22

in Excel, the Text to columns function can split a cell into multiple columns based on delimiter, but if there are any ways to stack multiple columns into one column as below screenshot shown? In this article, I will introduce some tricks on solving this task quickly.
stack columns to one

Stack multiple columns into one with formula

Stack multiple columns into one with VBA

Stack multiple columns into one with Transform Range good idea3


Stack multiple columns into one with formula

1. Select the range you want to stack, and go to the Name Box to give this range a name, and press Enter key. See screenshot:
define a range name for the data range

2. Then select a blank cell that you want place the results, enter this formula =INDEX(MyData,1+INT((ROW(A1)-1)/COLUMNS(MyData)),MOD(ROW(A1)-1+COLUMNS(MyData),COLUMNS(MyData))+1), press Enter key and drag fill handle down until an error displayed. See screenshot:
enter a formula to get the result

In the formula, MyData is the range name you have specified in step 1.

Stack multiple columns into one with VBA

Here is a VBA code that can help you too.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys to display Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module, paste below code to the Module.

VBA: Stack columns to one

Sub ConvertRangeToColumn()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice
Dim Range1 As Range, Range2 As Range, Rng As Range
Dim rowIndex As Integer
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set Range1 = Application.Selection
Set Range1 = Application.InputBox("Source Ranges:", xTitleId, Range1.Address, Type:=8)
Set Range2 = Application.InputBox("Convert to (single cell):", xTitleId, Type:=8)
rowIndex = 0
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For Each Rng In Range1.Rows
    Rng.Copy
    Range2.Offset(rowIndex, 0).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteAll, Transpose:=True
    rowIndex = rowIndex + Rng.Columns.Count
Next
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

insert the vba code into the module

3. Press F5 key to run the code, a dialog pops out to select the source data, and click OK, to select a cell to place the results. See screenshot:
vba code to select the data range

4. Click OK. Now the columns have been stacked in one column.
vba code to select a cell to output the result


Stack multiple columns into one with Transform Range

To apply Kutools for Excel’s Transform Range utility is also can help you quickly solve this problem.

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After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

1. Select the columns data you use, and click Kutools > Range > Transform Range. See screenshot:
click Transform Range feature of kutools

2. In the Transform Range dialog, check Range to single column option, and click Ok, then select a cell to place results. See screenshot:
check Range to single column option and select a cell to put the result

3. Click OK. Now the columns have been stacked into one single column.
 the columns have been stacked into one single column by kutools

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