While we are working in excel with a data table, we may need to turn an Excel table (with row and column headings) into a list for some reason. The following methods can give you a proper guideline to convert a cross table to a list easily and quickly.
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3 Quick Ways to Convert Table to List in Excel
Method 1: Create PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard to Convert Table to List in Excel
Let’s get introduced to our dataset first. I have placed some salespersons’ sales according to three weeks. You will notice that there are different headings towards Row 2 and Column B. We want to make a list that will have all headings of weeks along a column and the sales amounts along another column. So now we’ll convert this data table to a list by using PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard. It’s a pretty lengthy procedure but easy.
First, we’ll bring the PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard on the top menu bar in Excel.
Step 1:
➥ Click on File and you’ll see different options.
Step 2:
➥ Then press the “Options” menu.
Excel Options window will open up.
Step 3:
➥ Then click as follows: Customize Ribbon > Commands Not in the Ribbon > PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard.
Step 4:
➥ After that, press successively: Data > New Group > New Group (Custom) > Add
Soon later you will see an option of “PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard” like the image below.
Step 5:
➥ Now just press OK and you will get the PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard option in the top menu bar.
Step 6:
➥ Click serially: Data > PivotTable And PivotChart Wizard
A dialog box will appear.
Step 7:
➥ Put marks on Multiple consolidation ranges and PivotTable
➥ Then press Next
Step 8:
➥ Later, click on the radio button named Create a single page field for me and press Next.
Step 9:
➥ Now select the data range and press Next again.
Step 10:
➥ Choose your desired worksheet. I have chosen New worksheet.
➥ Click Finish.
A PivotTable Fields will appear at the right side of your Excel window.
Step 11:
➥ Deselect the Row and Column option
➥ Finally just double-click on the Sum of Value.
Now you notice that we have found our desired list in a new sheet.
Read more: How to Insert A Pivot Table in Excel
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Method 2: Open Power Query to Switch Table to List in Excel
Power Query is such a tool that is used to simplify the process of collecting data from different sources and can be sorted into an Excel sheet in a convenient and usable format. Here, we’ll use it to convert an excel table to a list.
Step 1:
➥ Select the data range
➥ Then click as follows: Data > From Table/Range
A dialog box named Create Table will open up.
Step 2:
➥ Just press OK now.
And you will get a new window named “Power Query Editor”.
Step 3:
➥ Press Ctrl and hold it then using left-click of your mouse select the three columns of the week from this new window.
➥ Then click: Transform > Unpivot Columns
Soon after you will find a list like the image below.
Step 4:
➥ Now just press Close & Load.
Then you will observe that we have got our expected list in a new worksheet.
Read more: Convert Range to Table in Excel
Method 3: Embed Excel VBA to Transform Table to List in Excel
If you like to code then it is possible to do the task using the Excel VBA. Let’s see how to do it.
Step 1:
➥ Right-click your mouse on the sheet title.
➥ Select View Code from the context menu.
A VBA window will open up.
Step 2:
➥ Write the codes given below-
Sub TransposeThis()
Set TheRange = Sheets("VBA").Range("B5:B11")
Set TheRange_output = Sheets("sheet4").Range("B2")
For i = 1 To TheRange.Cells.Count
Set range_values = Range(TheRange.Cells(i).Offset(0, 1), TheRange.Cells(i).End(xlToRight))
If range_values.Cells.Count < 15000 Then
For j = 1 To range_values.Cells.Count
TheRange_output.Value = TheRange.Cells(i).Value
TheRange_output.Offset(0, 1).Value = range_values.Cells(j).Value
Set TheRange_output = TheRange_output.Offset(1, 0)
Next j
End If
Next i
End Sub➥ Then press the Play icon to run the codes.
Soon after you will get your desired list in a new sheet.
Read more: How to Use an Excel Table with VBA
Conclusion
I hope all of the methods described above will be well enough to convert table to list. Feel free to ask any questions in the comment section and please give me feedback.
Further Readings
- Does TABLE Function Exist in Excel?
- Edit a Pivot Table in Excel (5 Methods)
- How to Auto Refresh Pivot Table in Excel (2 Methods)
- Types of Tables in Excel: A Complete Overview