Occasionally you might need to convert the headings from an Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (which are horizontal) into a list (which is vertical) so you can email it to someone or include the list in documentation.
You don’t need to retype the list or even cut and paste each heading, cell by cell. My method takes a few steps, but I think it’s a lot faster and certainly more accurate. It also works with other applications than Excel. (You can also use the same method to copy a horizontal row of cell values into a vertical row (convert a row into a column), but more on that later.)
Update: Actually, I found a MUCH easier way to do it–convert rows into columns and vice versa. See these simple instructions at http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/12366/convert-a-row-to-a-column-in-excel-the-easy-way/ Continue reading