apply filter in colb -> choose blanks -> simply type formula in first blank cell of col b like =A3 ->
and fill-down formula till required -> remove filter -> then copy and paste special col b data Regards Ashish On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Chris <christoph...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Morning! > > I'm often faced with the following problem (simplified here): I have data > in the following cells of a spreadsheet: > > A1, B2, A3, B4, A5, B6 > > and would like to copy column A a paste it into B so that there are no > gaps, basically turning the two colums showing zigzag data into one. Of > coures just copying A and pasting over B wouldn't work because it would > overwrite the data in column B with blanks from A. Is there a way to just > select data fields (ignoring blank cells), copy them and only paste the > selected fields to a different location? > > The current solution I use is the merge both colums in a third one like > putting the following into cell C1: =A1&B1 and then copy that all the way > down. While that works, I'm still wondering if one can select just cells > containing data in a column or row, not the entire column or row. Hope this > makes sense. > > Christoph > > -- > Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s > =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ > https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > > FORUM RULES > > 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please > Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice > will not get quick attention or may not be answered. > 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. > 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security > measure. > 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. > 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. > 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. > > NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and > members are not responsible for any loss. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- *Regards* * * *Ashish Koul* *Visit* *My Excel Blog <http://www.excelvbamacros.com/>* Like Us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Excel-VBA-Codes-Macros/151803898222297> Join Us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/groups/163491717053198/> P Before printing, think about the environment. -- Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
