Multiple columns to one column in excel

Now your columns of data have successfully merged into your new column.

=INDEX(_my_data,1+INT((ROW(A1)-1)/COLUMNS(_my_data)),MOD(ROW(A1)-1+COLUMNS(_my_data),COLUMNS(_my_data))+1)

Are you tired of having your data spread out across multiple columns, making it difficult to analyze and understand? It can be overwhelming to have to constantly switch back and forth between columns, hunting for the information you need. This post will show you how to stack data from multiple columns to one column in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet.

This article will introduce you the two methods. After reading the article below, you will find the two ways are verify simple and convenient to operate in excel.

In previous article, I have shown you the method to split data from one long column to multiple columns by VBA and Index function.

For example, see the initial table below:

And we want reverse data into one column and make it looks like:

Now we can follow below two methods to make it possible. Let’s start it.

Step 1: Select range A1 to F2 (you want to do stack), in Name Box, enter a valid name like Range, then click Enter.

Step 2: In any cell you want to locate the first cell of destination column, enter the formula

=INDEX(Range,1+INT((ROW(A1)-1)/COLUMNS(Range)),MOD(ROW(A1)-1+COLUMNS(Range),COLUMNS(Range))+1).

Please be aware that you have to replace ‘Range’ in this formula to your defined name in Name Box.

Step 3: Click Enter. Verify that ‘ID’ (the value in the first cell of selected range) is displayed properly.

Step 4: Drag the fill handle to fill I column. Verify that data in previous initial location is reversed to one column properly.

Note:

If you drag the fill handle to cells extend selected range cell number, error will be displayed in redundant cell.

2. Stack Data in Multiple Columns into One Column by VBA

Step 1: On current visible worksheet, right click on sheet name tab to load Sheet management menu. Select View Code, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window pops up.

Or you can enter Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window via Developer->Visual Basic.

Step 2: In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert->Module, enter below code in Module1:

Sub StackDataToOneColumn()
    Dim Rng1 As Range, Rng2 As Range, Rng As Range
    Dim RowIndex As Integer

    Set Rng1 = Application.Selection
    Set Rng1 = Application.InputBox("Select Range:", "StackDataToOneColumn",        Rng1.Address, Type:=8)
    Set Rng2 = Application.InputBox("Destination Column:", "StackDataToOneColumn", Type:=8)

    RowIndex = 0
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False

    For Each Rng In Rng1.Rows
        Rng.Copy
        Rng2.Offset(RowIndex, 0).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteAll, Transpose:=True
        RowIndex = RowIndex + Rng.Columns.Count
    Next
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Step 3: Save the codes, see screenshot below. And then quit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.

Step 4: Click Developer->Macros to run Macro. Select ‘StackDataToOneColumn’ and click Run.

Step 5: Stack Data to One Column dialog pops up. Enter Select Range $A$1:$F$2. Click OK. In this step you can select the range you want to do stack.

Step 6: On Stack Data to One Column, enter Destination Column $I$1. Click OK. In this step you can select the first cell from destination range you want to save data.

Step 7: Click OK and check the result. Verify that data is displayed in one column properly. The behavior is as same as the result in method 1 step# 4.

3. Merge Cells into One in Excel

To merge or consolidate cells in Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:

Step 1: Select the cells you want to merge.

Step 2: Right-click on the selected cells and choose “Merge Cells” from the context menu.

Step 3: Alternatively, you can click on the “Merge & Center” button in the “Alignment” section of the “Home” tab on the ribbon.

4. Combine two columns in excel without losing data

To combine two columns in Microsoft Excel without losing data, you can use the following formula:

Step 1: In a new column C1, enter the following formula:

=A1 & B1

If you want to combine data from two or multiple cells in Excel, you can also use this formula.

Step 2: Press Enter to apply the formula.

Step 3: Drag the formula down to the end of the data in the columns.

The formula uses the & operator to concatenate the contents of two cells. In this example, the formula combines the contents of cells A2 and B2 into a single cell. By dragging the formula down, you can combine the contents of all the cells in the two columns.

You can also use the CONCATENATE function to combine columns, which works in a similar manner. The formula would look like this:

=CONCATENATE(A1, B1).

5. Combine 2 Columns with a Space

If you want to combine two columns with a space between them, you can use the following formula:

=A1 & " " & B1

In this example, the formula combines the contents of cells A1 and B1 into a single cell, separated by a space. By dragging the formula down, you can combine the contents of all the cells in the two columns.

6. Append Columns in Excel

If you want to append two columns in Microsoft Excel, just follow these steps:

Step 1: Select the first column of data that you want to append.

Step 2: Right-click on the selected cells and choose “Copy” from the context menu.

Step 3: Select the second column of data that you want to append, and right-click on the first cell in the column.

Step 4: Choose “Insert Copied Cells” from the context menu.

This will insert a copy of the first column of data after the second column, effectively appending the two columns.

7. Conclusion

Stacking data from multiple columns into one is a useful operation in Microsoft Excel when you need to combine and analyze data from different sources. The process can be easily achieved by using the built-in functions such as the & operator or the CONCATENATE function, which allow you to concatenate the contents of multiple cells into one.

Hope you can like this post.

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Very often we need to combine several columns into one when using Microsoft Excel. A powerful feature called “merge & center” enables us to merge two cells together. “Merge across” enables us to merge range across different rows. However, there isn’t any feature nor function that stack multiple columns into one column.

If you have the following questions, I suggest you reading this until the end.

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In this article, I will show you how to stack multiple columns into one column. I will show you how to stack multiple column into a single vertical column from up to down and from left to right.

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Stack Multiple Columns into One Column vertically (Up to down)

Here is an example to show you how to stack Multiple Columns into One Column vertically.

What we would like to do

To stack multiple columns into one column, from top to bottom and then from left to right

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Step 1: Enter this formula right below the end of the first column

Formula

=the_first_cell_of_the_second_column

In the example, the first column ends at cell A5. So, I input the formula into cell A6.

It is such a neat formula, right?

I have seen people done this with a much complicated formula.

I would say

You may wonder why cell B2 instead of cell B1 is put here.

This is because I don’t want to include row 1 in my final results. If that is what you want, you can input B1 instead of B2.

Let me show you how the end result would look like if I have put B1 instead.

Step 2: Hover on the lower right corner of the cell and drag it until the last column

When you put your mouse pointer over the lower right edge of the cell, you will see a small black plus sign.

Click the black plus sign and drag it over to the last column (column D in this case) and don’t release your finger until you reach the last column.

This feature is called Autofill. It automatically fills in a series of cells for you.

When you do this, make sure you have selected the cell. Otherwise the small black plus sign won’t appear.

The table should look like this when you release the left mouse button.

Step 3: Hover on the lower right corner of the cell and drag it until the last row

Step 3 is very similar to step 2.

Once again, we will need to make use of the Autofill feature in Excel.

The only thing that is different is that this time we are going to drag the small plus sign downwards.

In the previous step, we dragged the small plus sign rightwards until the last columns.

This time, we will need to drag the sign downwards until the last row.

You may wonder which row to drag until.

Usually, I just follow my heart. I will drag this down randomly and stop at a point where I think is right.

If I dragged more than I need, the extra rows will contain a “0”. I just delete them.

If you drag too much, you don’t need to worry for now. We will fix that later.

The table should look like this when you release the left mouse button.

Step 4: Copy and paste values

Step 5: “Home” > “Find & Select” > “Replace”

Step 6: Input “0” in “Find what” field > empty the “Replace with” field > Press “Replace All”

Here we will replace all “0” with nothing.

Make sure the “Replace with” field is empty. Not even space is allowed.

After pressing “Replace All”, you will see a pop up window telling you how many replacements have been made.

Then you can close the replace window by pressing Esc key.

The table should look like this now. All we have to do is to delete the extra data.

In this case, cell B6 to cell B17 and cell C6 to C9 are redundant.

Step 7: Select the redundant cells and click the right mouse button > Press “Delete” > Press “OK”

Result

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Stack Multiple Columns into One Column by formula (left to right)

All we need is a formula.

Formula in Cell F1

=INDEX($A$2:$D$5,1+INT((ROW(A1)-1)/COLUMNS($A$2:$D$5)),MOD(ROW(A1)-1+COLUMNS($A$2:$D$5),COLUMNS($A$2:$D$5))+1)

How to use the formula

=INDEX(Original_table,1+INT((ROW(A1)-1)/COLUMNS(Original_table)),MOD(ROW(A1)-1+COLUMNS(Original_table),COLUMNS(Original_table))+1)

In the above example, the table starts from cell A2 and stop at cell D5. So we will put A2:D5 as the Cell_range. Make sure you lock the cell (Add dollar sign to each cell). The shortcut to lock cells is to press F4.

We are almost there.

Just make sure you got the formula in the first cell right. Then you can copy the cell down until you saw a #REF error.

The formula may seem a bit complicated at the first glance but it is not.

It doesn’t require much effort to edit the formula.

Stack Multiple Columns into One Column by VBA (left to right)

**Read How to Insert & Run VBA code in Excel – VBA101 if you forget how to insert VBA code in Excel.

Sub StackColumnIntoOne()
    Dim Tablerng, Destinationrng, Rng As Range
    
    'Get table range by inputbox
    Set Tablerng = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Please select the table range", Type:=8)
    'Get destination range by inputbox
    Set Destinationrng = Application.InputBox(Prompt:="Please select the Destination cell", Type:=8)
    
    For Each Rng In Tablerng.Rows
            'Copy each cell inside the table
            Rng.Copy
            'Paste them into the destination column
            Destinationrng.Offset(RowIndex, 0).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteAll, Transpose:=True
            RowIndex = RowIndex + Rng.Columns.Count
    Next
    
End Sub

What this VBA code does

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