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    Formula-free, VBA-free way of combining columns into one

    Hi all!

    3 months ago I found a way to make one big list from multiple columns

    example:

    A B C
    1 2 3
    D E F

    Into:

    A
    1
    D
    B
    2
    E
    C
    3
    F


    I would select my range, press a keyboard shortcut, choose the output starting cell and voila! But I can't find the method anymore. Everywhere I find OFFSET formulas or vba solutions.. I liked my manual method.. But I lost it


    I'd greatly appreciate any hint!

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    Re: Formula-free, VBA-free way of combining columns into one

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    Re: Formula-free, VBA-free way of combining columns into one

    You mean to say you are trying to copy a rectangle range and paste into a verticle array ? without formula / vba,
    Click just below left if it helps, Boo?ath?

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    Re: Formula-free, VBA-free way of combining columns into one

    Olly > Thanks for the efficient, ergonomic code! Although it's not what I was looking for (VBA-free), if I can't find the method I used to use I'll go with that.

    Boopa > Indeed. And I'm sure it's possible because I have done it before ^^ as I described, I would press a ctrl+??? shortcut which would make a box appear. From there I selected input and output range, and with something like a checkbox, it'd tell Excel I wanted several columns into one

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    Re: Formula-free, VBA-free way of combining columns into one

    Olly > Thanks for the efficient, ergonomic code! Although it's not what I was looking for (VBA-free), if I can't find the method I used to use I'll go with that.

    Boopa > Indeed; although it's not really a copy/paste. And I'm sure it's possible because I have done it before ^^ as I described, I would press a ctrl+??? shortcut which would make a box appear. From there I selected input and output range, and with something like a checkbox, it'd tell Excel I wanted several columns into one

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    Re: Formula-free, VBA-free way of combining columns into one

    Quote Originally Posted by dourpil View Post
    Hi all!


    I would select my range, press a keyboard shortcut, choose the output starting cell and voila! But I can't find the method anymore. Everywhere I find OFFSET formulas or vba solutions.. I liked my manual method.. But I lost it
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    This does sound like you had a VBA solution that could have been an "Add-on" that had a button. It could also have been a macro with a button assigned to it.

    Take a look in Excel Options, Add-ins and see if what you are looking for is listed in there but not active.
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