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Retirement Guy

Insert a column within a range of cells
 
I need to insert a column into a range of cells without inserting a column in
the whole worksheet.

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Insert a column within a range of cells
 
It sounds like you don't really want to insert a column. You just
want to insert some cells in some selected rows. If you highlight the
range of cells where you want to insert the "column" then click Insert
- Cells you will be prompted to "Shift cells right", "Shift cells
down", "Entire row" or "Entire column". I suspect from your
description you will want to "shift cells right" since that will be
like inserting a column, for a specific group of rows.

Good luck.

Ken
Norfolk, Va

On Jun 22, 4:03 pm, Retirement Guy
wrote:
I need to insert a column into a range of cells without inserting a column in
the whole worksheet.




Retirement Guy

Insert a column within a range of cells
 
I tried that, but perhaps I am explaining it incorrectly. I want to split
the cell into two cells, and maintian the column without adding another
column. If that makes sense...........

" wrote:

It sounds like you don't really want to insert a column. You just
want to insert some cells in some selected rows. If you highlight the
range of cells where you want to insert the "column" then click Insert
- Cells you will be prompted to "Shift cells right", "Shift cells
down", "Entire row" or "Entire column". I suspect from your
description you will want to "shift cells right" since that will be
like inserting a column, for a specific group of rows.

Good luck.

Ken
Norfolk, Va

On Jun 22, 4:03 pm, Retirement Guy
wrote:
I need to insert a column into a range of cells without inserting a column in
the whole worksheet.





[email protected]

Insert a column within a range of cells
 
What do you expect to see above and below the range of split cells?

You could merge the cells above and below and you would effectively
have a range of rows where there are two columns of total width equal
to the one column above and below; but, merged cells suck. They would
have to be merged a row at a time (or through code) and in the end you
would have a lot of merged cells and merged cells are to be avoided;
not necessarily at all costs, but, usually there is a better way.

Ken


On Jun 22, 5:01 pm, Retirement Guy
wrote:
I tried that, but perhaps I am explaining it incorrectly. I want to split
the cell into two cells, and maintian the column without adding another
column. If that makes sense...........



" wrote:
It sounds like you don't really want to insert a column. You just
want to insert some cells in some selected rows. If you highlight the
range of cells where you want to insert the "column" then click Insert
- Cells you will be prompted to "Shift cells right", "Shift cells
down", "Entire row" or "Entire column". I suspect from your
description you will want to "shift cells right" since that will be
like inserting a column, for a specific group of rows.


Good luck.


Ken
Norfolk, Va


On Jun 22, 4:03 pm, Retirement Guy
wrote:
I need to insert a column into a range of cells without inserting a column in
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Gord Dibben

Insert a column within a range of cells
 
Cannot be done.

Try this.

Select a range of cells in one column with the range.

InsertShift cells Right


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:03:01 -0700, Retirement Guy
wrote:

I need to insert a column into a range of cells without inserting a column in
the whole worksheet.




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