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jai_v327
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Feb 01, 2024
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Rearrenge column with 2 different types of data

I have a column that contains names and addresses.

 

John Doe

123 Main St

Miami, FL 12345

John Smith

456 Main St

Miami, FL 67890

Paul Jhonson

789 MLK JR Blvd

Tampa, FL 11121

 

I need names in 1 column and the addresses in a different column, like this.

 

John Doe          123 Main St Miami, FL 12345

John Smith        456 Main St Miami, FL 67890

Paul Jhonson     789 MLK JR Blvd Tampa, FL 11121

 

The column has more than 3000 rows and doing it manually will take me forever. Is there a faster and simpler way to complete this?

 

I'm using Office 365. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Thanks for your time and help. 

  • jai_v327 As a variant, consider WRAPROWS like this:

     

     

    It also gives you three columns rather than two, but I believe that's even better. If you must have only two columns you can always join the second and third again.

     

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  • Riny_van_Eekelen's avatar
    Riny_van_Eekelen
    Platinum Contributor

    jai_v327 As a variant, consider WRAPROWS like this:

     

     

    It also gives you three columns rather than two, but I believe that's even better. If you must have only two columns you can always join the second and third again.

     

  • rachel's avatar
    rachel
    Iron Contributor

    jai_v327 

     

    Hi,

     

    Is your data always arranged like this:

    row 1: name,

    row2: street name,

    row3: state

    row 4: name2,

    row 5: street name2,

    row 6: state2

     

    If so, I think you can use FILTER function to filter out every 3rd row. 

    I attached an example spreadsheet.

    • jai_v327's avatar
      jai_v327
      Copper Contributor
      Hi rachel

      Yes, it's always in that order.

      Name
      Street
      City, State
      Name
      Street
      City, State

      I'm gonna give it a try. Thank you so much for your help!

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