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How to transpose cells left to right in Excel?

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When we type values in Excel sheet, we usually type them from left to right, but in some cases, you might want to transpose cells from left to right, as shown in the screenshot below. There is no built-in feature in Excel that can help you to quickly solve it, but in this article, I’ll show you some tricks to help you.
A screenshot showing cells to be transposed from left to right in Excel

Transpose cells left to right with VBA

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Transpose cells left to right with VBA

To transpose cells left to right quickly without formulas, you can use a VBA code.

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

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

VBA: Transpose left to right

Sub RearrangeColumns()
'UpdatebyExtenoffice20161125
  Dim xLng, i As Long, LastRow As Long, Letters As Variant, NewLetters As Variant
  Dim strTemp As String
 
  On Error Resume Next
    strTemp = Application.InputBox _
    (Prompt:="Enter the column you want to transpose with comma separate", _
    Title:="Kutools For Excel", Type:=2)
    For i = Len(strTemp) To 1 Step -1
       NewOrder = NewOrder + Mid(strTemp, i, 1)
    Next i

  LastRow = Cells.Find(What:="*", SearchOrder:=xlRows, _
            SearchDirection:=xlPrevious, LookIn:=xlFormulas).Row
  Letters = Split(NewOrder, ",")
  ReDim NewLetters(1 To UBound(Letters) + 1)
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False
  For xLng = 0 To UBound(Letters)
    NewLetters(xLng + 1) = Columns(Letters(xLng)).Column
  Next
  Application.ScreenUpdating = True
  Range("A1").Resize(LastRow, UBound(Letters) + 1) = _
  Application.Index(Cells, Evaluate("ROW(1:" & LastRow & ")"), NewLetters)
End Sub

A screenshot of the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window in Excel with VBA code input

3. Press F5 key to run the code, a dialog box appears for you to enter the column letters you want to transpose. Separate these column letters with commas, as shown in the screenshot below.
A screenshot of the dialog box in Excel VBA to enter columns for transposing left to right

4. Click OK. Now the selection has been transposed left to right.


Transpose cells left to right or up to down with Kutools for Excel

If you have Kutools for Excel installed, you can quickly transpose cells left to right or top to bottom with the Flip Vertical Range and Flip Horizontal Range utilities.

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After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below: (Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)

Select the cells you want to transpose left to right or up to down, click Kutools > Range > Flip Horizontal Range/Flip Vertical Range > All or Only flip values. See screenshots:
A screenshot of Kutools in Excel with the Flip Horizontal Range option selected

Flip Horizontal Range > All:
A screenshot showing Kutools Flip Horizontal Range option to transpose cells as well as formatting
Flip Horizontal > Only flip values:
A screenshot showing Kutools Flip Horizontal Range to transpose only values

Flip Vertical Range > All:
Flip Vertical Range > Only flip values:
A screenshot showing Kutools Flip Vertical Range option in Excel to transpose cells vertically as well as formatting
A screenshot showing Kutools Flip Vertical Range to transpose only values vertically

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