Transpose formula

[kcin]

Hello,

I currently paste some data into excel from a different source and then work to format it the way I would like. Right now, the data is pasted in horizontally. I create a few summary columns off to the side in which I select the cells I would like horizontally and select paste special -> values, transpose. Is there a formula approach to this?

So I would like a formula to display cells vertically from the current data that is displayed horizontally.

IE: Data is formatted to be in cells B2, C2, D2....and I would like a formula that I can propogate downward in Column X. So in X2 I will have the formula "=B$2" and then be able to drag it downward to display cell C2 in cell X3.

I can't figure out how to tell excel to move over one cell instead of always down one cell. Hopefully it is clear what I am looking to do.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Scott Huish]

Change your range as necessary.

Formula in X2:
=INDEX($B$2:$E$2,ROWS($X$1:X1))
Copy down.

 

[kcin]

Thanks Hotpepper. This formula works perfectly although can you please explain exactly what the ROWS part does? It doesn't seem to have any effect on my results no matter what range I put into it.

 

[Scott Huish]

Sure,

In X2, ROWS($X$1:X1) would equal 1 so it will pull the first value from the range.

In X3, it will become ROWS($X$1:X2) which equals 2, so it will pull the second value from the range.

etc.

Now why ROWS?

Say you insert a row before row 2.

The first formula would now become:
=INDEX($B$3:$E$3,ROWS($X$2:X2))

Which ROWS($X2:X2) still equals 1 so it will return the correct result.

In X4:
=INDEX($B$3:$E$3,ROWS($X$2:X3))
where ROWS($X$2:X3) still returns a value of 2 and so on.

 

[kcin]

That makes sense, thank you for explaining it to me