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Numbers Transpose

I need to transpose a single column of text made of 100 rows and would like

it to output into 4 columns with 25 rows in each. when I use the transpose under

Table I get 1 row with 100 columns. Is there a way to set the output - columns/rows?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Sep 9, 2021 6:03 PM

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Posted on Sep 9, 2021 9:07 PM

You could try something like this:




Your one column of 100 values in the first table, which has one header row.


In A2 of your second table (which also has one header row) input this formula and copy-paste or fill it down and to the right:


=INDEX(Table 1::$A,ROW()+10*(COLUMN()−1))



SG

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Sep 9, 2021 9:07 PM in response to williamleon

You could try something like this:




Your one column of 100 values in the first table, which has one header row.


In A2 of your second table (which also has one header row) input this formula and copy-paste or fill it down and to the right:


=INDEX(Table 1::$A,ROW()+10*(COLUMN()−1))



SG

Sep 10, 2021 3:56 AM in response to williamleon

It doesn't sound like you want to "transpose". That is exchanging rows and columns. You can easily rearrange the data into 4 columns x 25 rows by Cut/Pasting.


  1. Leave the first 25 alone
  2. Select the next 25
  3. Cut (Command X)
  4. Paste them in the column to the right of the first 25 (Command V)
  5. Repeat for the next two sets of 25.


If you have formulas that refer to any of those 100 cells, do it this way instead:

  1. Leave the first 25 alone
  2. Select the next 25
  3. Click and hold within the selection box to "lift" these 25 cells from the table
  4. While continuing to hold, move them to the column to the right of the first 25 and drop them. The table will scroll to let you get there.
  5. Repeat for the next two sets of 25.


Numbers Transpose

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