How to move columns in Excel ?
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Excel
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Sep 16, 2024
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Excel
7 Steps
This document will teach you how to move columns in Excel. You can do this by dragging and dropping the columns to a new location, or by using the Cut and Paste commands. This is a useful skill to know if you need to rearrange your data or create a new layout.
How to move columns in Excel ?
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Excel
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Excel
7 Steps
1
Start your Excel and open the workbook containing the columns you want to move.
2
Click on the "Lettered Header" of the column you wish to move.
click and drag across the headers of the columns and select the entire column.
3
Right click on the selected column and choose "Cut" (to remove and move) or "Copy" (to duplicate and move).
4
Click on the "Header" of the column where you want to move the selected columns.
This is where the cut or copied columns will be inserted.
5
Right click the destination "Column" header.
Choose paste (for cut columns) or Paste (for copied columns) from the context menu.
6
After moving columns, you might need to adjust the "Width" of the columns to fit the data.
Drag the boundary between column headers or double click the boundary to autofit the column width.
7
Make sure to save your changes by clicking "File > Save" or pressing "Ctrl + S" (Cmd + S on Mac).
These steps should help you efficiently move columns around in Excel.
