TRANSPOSE Function in Excel: Flip Rows and Columns

⏱ 1 min readUpdated 28 September 2026

LookupLevel: IntermediateAvailable in: Excel 2007+

In this article
  1. Syntax
  2. Examples
  3. Example 1
  4. Related functions

TRANSPOSE turns a vertical range horizontal and vice versa, and stays linked to the source.

Syntax

=TRANSPOSE(array)
Argument What it means
array Range to flip.

Examples

Example 1

=TRANSPOSE(A1:A12)

Months down a column become months across a row (spills in Excel 365; Ctrl+Shift+Enter in older versions).

💡 One-off flip without a formula: Copy → Paste Special → Transpose.

TOCOL · INDEX · MMULT

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