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On Mar 2, 9:46 am, Dave F wrote:
Do the following:

1) Select a column of 10 cells, or whatever column length is equal to the
number of cells in your horizontal range.
2) Enter in the first (top) cell the following formula: =TRANSPOSE(A1:J1)
DO NOT HIT ENTER. Make sure the formula bar is still active.
3) Hold down the CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER keys and release

Your data will be transposed into the column you selected. You will notice
that Excel automatically inserts the { } marks when CTRL SHIFT ENTER is hit.
Manually typing these symbols does NOT do what you want.

Dave
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"S Davis" wrote:
Hello all,


I don't seem to understand Transpose.


I have a set of data 10 columns in length, cells A1 - J1. All I want
to do is have a formula take this line and transpose it downwards.


I have tried:


=transpose($A$1:$J$1)
=transpose(A1:J1)
{=transpose($A$1:$J$1)}


.....


It simply will not transpose my data. Do I have this set up correctly?
Do I need my data on the right side of my formula?


I should note that copy - past special - transpose works fine, but
this needs to be automated.


Thanks
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Thanks one and all for the kind responses :)

FYI, I know about arrays - my typing the {'s were just to show that I
had tried using an array formula.

My mistake was using an array formula without first highlighting the
target range (A2:A11) - my method, as I have done with other array
formulas [ie. {=sum((range)*(range)*1)} ] I would normally drag down,
but for this formula I see that I must first select my target area.
This seems rather cumbersome to me, as I essentially have to count out
the number of cells I want transposed. But I can live with it - by
highlighting my target range and array-committing it (ctrl-shift) the
formula works.

Again, thanks:)

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