Excel 2010 Just the Steps For Dummies
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In Excel 2010, you can transpose worksheet data if you want to change the data structure so that the row headings appear as column headings, or vice versa. Excel 2010 provides the Transpose command in the Paste drop-down menu to simplify this procedure. Follow these steps to transpose data in Excel 2010:

  1. Select the cells you want to transpose.

    You can select data contained in a row, column, or block of data.

  2. Click the Copy button in the Clipboard group of the Home tab.

    The Transpose feature will not work if you choose Cut instead of Copy.

  3. Click the cell where you want the transposed cells to begin.

    Keep in mind that any data you paste here will automatically overwrite the data that is currently there.

  4. Click the down arrow below the Paste command button on the Home tab.

    A menu of options appears.

  5. Choose Transpose, and then press Esc to cancel the marquee.

    Excel copies the selected cells into the new area, transposing rows into columns or columns into rows.

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