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How to merge two columns into one with alternating values in Excel?

Author: Sun Last Modified: 2024-11-18

Here are two columns in a worksheet. The task is to merge these two columns into one, with alternating values, as shown in the screenshot below. How can you quickly handle this task without reordering them one by one?
A screenshot of two columns in Excel to be merged into one with alternating values

Merge two columns into one with alternating values by VBA code

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Merge two columns into one with alternating values by VBA code

To merge two columns into one with alternating values, there is no built-in function except VBA code in Excel.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys to enable Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window. Click Insert > Module to create a new blank module.

2. Copy and paste below code to the module.

VBA: Merge two columns into one with value alternative

Sub MergeColumns()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20180815
Dim xSRg, xDRg As Range
Dim xDWS As Worksheet
Dim xIntDR, xIntDC, xI As Long
Dim xFNum As Long
On Error GoTo Err1
Set xSRg = Application.InputBox("Select two columns:", "Kutools for Excel", xTxt, , , , , 8)
If xSRg Is Nothing Then
Err1:
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Exit Sub
End If
Set xDRg = Application.InputBox("Select a cell to place result:", "Kutools for Excel", xTxt, , , , , 8)
If xDRg Is Nothing Then
    Exit Sub
End If
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set xDWS = xDRg.Worksheet
xIntDR = xDRg.Row
xIntDC = xDRg.Column
xI = 0
    For xFNum = 1 To xSRg.Count
        Set xDRg = xDWS.Cells(xIntDR + xI, xIntDC)
        xDRg.Value = xSRg.Item(xFNum).Value
        xI = xI + 1
    Next xFNum
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

3. Press F5 key and select two columns you want to merge to the popping dialog.
A screenshot showing the dialog for selecting two columns to merge

4. Click OK, in the second dialog, select a cell to place the result.
A screenshot of the dialog for selecting a cell to place the merged result

5. Click OK. Now, the selected two columns have been merged into one with alternating values.


Merge two columns into one with alternating values by Kutools for Excel

If you have Kutools for Excel installed in Excel, its Transform Range utility can accomplish this task in just three easy steps.

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1. Select the columns (two or more) you want to merge, click Kutools > Transform Range.
A screenshot showing the Kutools Transform Range option in Excel

2. In the Transform Range dialog, check Range to single column option, and click Ok.
A screenshot of the Transform Range dialog in Kutools with the Range to single column option selected

3. Select a cell to place the result in the popping dialog. Click OK.
A screenshot of the Kutools dialog for selecting a cell to place the merged result

Now, the columns have been merged into one, and the values alternate between the two.
A screenshot showing the final result of two columns merged into one with alternating values in Excel

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