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WRAPROWS reshapes a single column into rows of a fixed width — e.g. a pasted list where every 3 lines are one record.
Syntax
=WRAPROWS(vector, wrap_count, [pad_with])| Argument | What it means |
|---|---|
wrap_count |
Values per row. |
Examples
Example 1
=WRAPROWS(A1:A300, 3)Name / phone / city repeated down column A → three proper columns.
WRAPROWS in practice
Where you will use it
- Split a list into rows of N
- Calendar weeks
- Tables from a single column
Worked example
| Per row | Formula | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | =ARRAYTOTEXT(WRAPROWS(SEQUENCE(6),A2,"-")) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| 3 | =ARRAYTOTEXT(WRAPROWS(SEQUENCE(6),A3,"-")) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| 4 | =ARRAYTOTEXT(WRAPROWS(SEQUENCE(6),A4,"-")) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, -, - |
Results calculated in Excel.
Mistakes people make
| Mistake | What to do instead |
|---|---|
| Padding | Use pad_with |
| Size | Very long lists may spill far |
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