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

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 multiple columns into one with formula

Stack multiple columns into one with VBA

Stack multiple columns into one with Transform Range

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:

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:

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

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:

4. Click OK. Now the columns have been stacked in one column.

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.

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:

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

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