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How to rotate table by 90 or 180 degrees in Excel?

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This guide explains how to rotate a table in Excel by 90 or 180 degrees using different methods, including transposing data, applying formulas, and using Kutools for Excel. Follow these easy steps to quickly change the orientation of your data.
A screenshot showing how to rotate a table in Excel by 90 degrees

Rotate a table by 90 degree

Rotate a table by 180 degrees with formula

Rotate a table by 180 degrees with Kutools for Excel

 Rotate a table by 90 degree

To rotate an Excel table anticlockwise in 90 degrees, you can do as below steps:

1. Select the table and press "Ctrl" + "C" keys to copy the table data, select a blank cell and right click to display the context menu, and then click "Paste Special" > "Transpose". See screenshot:

A screenshot showing the Transpose option in the Paste Special menu
A screenshot showing a table with a series of numbers added for sorting

2. Then in the next column of the transposed table, type a series of numbers as below screenshot shown.
A screenshot showing a table with a series of numbers added for sorting

3. Then select the data including the series of numbers and click "Data" > "Sort". See screenshot:
A screenshot showing how to sort data in Excel by Series numbers

4. In the "Sort" dialog, select the series number column in "Sort by" list, and choose "Values" and "Largest to Smallest" in next two lists. See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Sort dialog with options to sort by values in Excel

5. Click "OK", then the table has been anti-clockwise rotated by 90 degrees, you can remove the helper column then. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the rotated table after applying the Sort option

Note: If you want to clockwise rotate table by 90 degrees, just transpose paste the data first, and add a helper row under the data. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the data before rotating table clockwise by 90 degrees

Then in the "Sort" dialog, click "Options" in "Sort" dialog, and check "Sort left to right" in "Sort Options".
A screenshot of the Sort Options dialog to sort left to right in Excel

Then continue to select the row with series numbers and sort data "Largest to Smallest", and click "OK". See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Sort dialog with options to sort by values in Excel

The Excel table has been clockwise rotated by 90 degrees.
A screenshot of the sorted table after rotating it clockwise by 90 degrees in Excel

 Rotate a table by 180 degrees with formula

If you want to anti-clockwise rotate an Excel table by 180 degrees, you can define a name then apply a formula.

1. Select the table you want to use, go to the "Name" box to give it a name. See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Name Box in Excel to define a table name

2. Create a new sheet, select the cell A1 in the new sheet, type the following formula, press "Shift" + "Ctrl" + "Enter" keys, and then drag the fill handle over cells to fill all the table data.

=OFFSET(myrng,ROWS(myrng)-ROW(),COLUMNS(myrng)-COLUMN(),)
Note: "myrng" is the range name you give in step 1.
A screenshot showing the OFFSET formula being applied to rotate a table by 180 degrees in Excel Arrow right A screenshot of the rotated table data using the OFFSET formula in Excel

 Rotate a table by 180 degrees with Kutools for Excel

If you have "Kutools for Excel" installed, the "Flip Vertical Range" and "Flip Horizontal Range" utilities can quickly flip a table by 180 degrees.

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1. Select the table you want to use, click "Kutools" > "Range" > "Flip Horizontal Range" > "All" or "Only flip values". See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the Flip Horizontal Range option in Kutools tab in Excel

2. Click "Kutools" > "Range" > "Flip Vertical Range" > "All" or "Only flip values". See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the Flip Vertical Range option in Kutools tab in Excel

A screenshot showing the original table Arrow right A screenshot showing the final result of a flipped table using Kutools

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