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How to flip / reverse a column of data order vertically in Excel?

Sometimes, you may want to flip a column of data order vertically in Excel as the left screenshot shown. It seems quite hard to reverse the data order manually, especially for a lot of data in the column. This article will guide you to flip or reverse a column data order vertically quickly.

Flip a column of data order in Excel with Sort command
Flip a column of data order in Excel with VBA
Several clicks to flip a column of data order with Kutools for Excel

Flip a column of data order in Excel with Sort command

Using Sort command can help you flip a column of data in Excel with following steps:

1. Insert a series of sequence numbers besides the column. In this case, in insert 1, 2, 3…, 7 in Column B, then select B2:B12, see screenshot:

2.  Click the Data > Sort Z to A, see screenshot:

3.  In the Sort Warning dialog box, check the Expand the selection option, and click the Sort button.

4. Then you will see the number order of Column A is flipped. And you can delete or hide the Column B according to your needs. See the following screenshot:

This method is also applied to reversing multiple columns of data order.

Easily flip a column of date vertically with several clicks:

The Flip Vertical Range utility of Kutools for Excel can help you quickly flip a column of date vertically with only several clicks. You just need to select the range and enable the function to acheive it. Download Kutools for Excel Now! ( 30-day free trail)

Flip a column of data order in Excel with VBA

If you know how to use a VBA code in Excel, you may flip / reverse data order vertically as follows:

1.  Hold down the Alt + F11 keys in Excel, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2.  Click Insert > Module, and paste the following macro in the Module Window.

VBA: Flip / reverse a range data order vertically in Excel.

Sub FlipColumns()
'Updateby20131126
Dim Rng As Range
Dim WorkRng As Range
Dim Arr As Variant
Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "KutoolsforExcel"
Set WorkRng = Application.Selection
Set WorkRng = Application.InputBox("Range", xTitleId, WorkRng.Address, Type:=8)
Arr = WorkRng.Formula
For j = 1 To UBound(Arr, 2)
    k = UBound(Arr, 1)
    For i = 1 To UBound(Arr, 1) / 2
        xTemp = Arr(i, j)
        Arr(i, j) = Arr(k, j)
        Arr(k, j) = xTemp
        k = k - 1
    Next
Next
WorkRng.Formula = Arr
End Sub

3.  Press the F5 key to run this macro, a dialog is popped up for you to select a range to flip vertically, see screenshot:

4.  Click OK in the dialog, the range is flipped vertically, see screenshot:

Several clicks to flip a column of data order with Kutools for Excel

If you have Kutools for Excel installed, you can reverse the numbers order of columns with Flip Vertical Range tool quickly.

Before applying Kutools for Excel, please download and install it firstly.

1. Select the column of date you will flip vertically, then click Kutools > Range > Flip Vertical Range > All / Only flip values. See screenshot:

Note: If you want to flip vaues along with cell formatting, plesae select the All option. For only flipping values, please select the Only flip values option.

Then the selected data in the column has been flipped vertically. See screenshot:

Tip: If you also need to flip data horizontally in Excel. Please try the Flip Horizontal Range utility of Kutools for Excel. You just need to select two ranges firstly, and then apply the utility to acheive it as below screenshot shown.

Then the selected ranges are flipped horizontally immediately.

  If you want to have a free trial ( 30-day) of this utility, please click to download it, and then go to apply the operation according above steps.

Demo： flip / reverse a column of data order vertically

Related article:

How to flip / reverse a row of data order in Excel quickly?

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venkatesh
venkatesh
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Hi, Its a simple and nice solution thanks a lot.
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sanket bagadia
sanket bagadia
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great save time.......very good
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Keno
Keno
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The macro for reversing the cell order did not work for me with my copy of Excel for Mac 2010 14.3.9. Instead, all cells to which the macro was applied were filled with this: "####".
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LisaR9
LisaR9     Keno
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Just widen the columns and see if that helps
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EV
EV
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Very simple solution! I was complicated my life when the solution was right in front of me!! Thank you! :D
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Marc
Marc
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So much help thank you I was not willing to copy paste stuff just for the sake of my teachers formatting requirements.
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Sahil
Sahil
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In the next column enter numbers 1 thru 7 (one per row), select both columns and sort descending by the second column
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SA10
SA10
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Thanks that did it but I lost my conditional formatting. Is that normal?
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Carissa
Carissa
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Awesome, thanks! Easy.
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vikas kumar dixit
vikas kumar dixit
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Just simply i m try to flip my data how m doing???? Ex. i m try to vikas dixit to dixit vikas it's possible or not.???? please reply
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morso
morso
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hi thank u ,it was very useful
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Saikumar
Saikumar
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Hi, Thanks a lot, it is really so simple using using Data - Sort
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Duncan Adams
Duncan Adams
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Why .. why in the hell do people and not just you ... have to prove how to reinvent the wheel and show how to do things that don't need to be done . How to flip / reverse a column of data order vertically in Excel? All you have to do is tell people to hi - light the data and go push the a/z button and it's done . Yeah I don't know what I am doing .. excel is shit because it's hard to use ... but this was so easy and you make so hard . You're not and educator . Duncan Adams
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Wormeh
Wormeh     Duncan Adams
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That's actually not true. The A/Z button SORTS it (usually from low to high or form a to z), but it doesnt FLIP it. Yes, it does flip when it's ordered from a to z or from low to high, but what if it's not? So yes, this is useful. Please think before you speak Duncan.
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Kevinbd83
Kevinbd83
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Basically I need the same as above but the amount of fields vertically can change from 1 to 12. Then, for example 3 fields, I would need number 3 to be at the top... If 11 then 11 at the top. It's random everytime between 1&12 though. Any ideas? As trying INDEX but to no avail :(
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MIHA
MIHA
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how i can change macro to flip horisontally?
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Babken
Babken
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Thank you very much! It really helped me!
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H.ALIZADEH
H.ALIZADEH
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THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH!
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THOR
THOR
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THANK YOU POLLO
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Max
Max
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Thank you very much!
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Aun
Aun
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This is so redundant. Just:

1. "select all" the data,

2. "copy"

3. go to a "new sheet/workbook"

4. "right click" and "paste special - TRANSPOSE"
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Iyanu Adewole
Iyanu Adewole
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This was super helpful!!!
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