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Default Automatically condense a field of data to eliminate blank lines

On Apr 3, 4:56*pm, Sam wrote:
On Apr 3, 3:23*pm, wrote:





I have a field of 30 lines by 3 columns. *Based on other data on the
page none of the lines may have data while as many as 30 of the lines
may have data. *the data all flows into other areas and into charts.


I need a way even if it means importing the data in to another
worksheet or cells, to condense the data to eliminate the blank lines
WITHOUT running a macro.


Example: *I need:


* * * * A * * * B * * * C * * * D
1 * * * 17642 * 1 * * * 78.44% *TOTAL SALARIES & BENEFITS
2 * * * 468 * * 4 * * * 2.08% * 31 SUPPLIES
3
4 * * * 32 * * *7 * * * 0.14% * 33 SUPPLIES-ISSUED FROM INVENTORY
5 * * * 1160 * *3 * * * 5.16% * 34 SERVICES
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 * * *56 * * *6 * * * 0.25% * 3D TRAVEL OTHER THAN TRAINING
14
15
16
17 * * *2692 * *2 * * * 11.97% *3H VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
18
19 * * *29 * * *8 * * * 0.13% * 3K CARFARE & TOLLS
20
21
22
23
24
25 * * *411 * * 5 * * * 1.83% * 42 UTILITIES & HEATING FUEL
26
27
28
29
30


To turn into:


* * * * A * * * B * * * C * * * D
1 * * * 17642 * 1 * * * 78.44% *TOTAL SALARIES & BENEFITS
2 * * * 468 * * 4 * * * 2.08% * 31 SUPPLIES
3 * * * 32 * * *7 * * * 0.14% * 33 SUPPLIES-ISSUED FROM INVENTORY
4 * * * 1160 * *3 * * * 5.16% * 34 SERVICES
5 * * * 56 * * *6 * * * 0.25% * 3D TRAVEL OTHER THAN TRAINING
6 * * * 2692 * *2 * * * 11.97% *3H VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
7 * * * 29 * * *8 * * * 0.13% * 3K CARFARE & TOLLS
8 * * * 411 * * 5 * * * 1.83% * 42 UTILITIES & HEATING FUEL


I need this to occur automatically because it has to function for
novice users that won't even know how to do a sort.


Don:
I guess the easist way to do this would be to go to Data / Filter /
Autofilter. Make sure your cursor is on A1.
Then in the drop-down box of the auto-filter, select (Non Blanks), and
you will get ONLY those rows, which are non-blanks.

Regards,
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This won't work. It needs to be an automated process and this is only
a very small portion of a much larger spreadsheet. I can't apply a
process that would affect the remainder of the worksheet.
 
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