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TOCOL function in Google Sheets

Transforms an array or range of cells into a single column.

=TOCOL(array_or_range, [ignore], [scan_by_column])

TOCOL syntax and parameters

Three arguments, one required.

  • array_or_rangeanyRequired

    The array or range of cells to return as a column.

  • ignorenumberOptional

    By default, no values are ignored. Specify one of these values: 0: Keep all values 1: Ignore blanks 2: Ignore errors 3: Ignore blanks and errors

  • scan_by_columnbooleanOptional

    The boolean value of scan_by_column determines how the array is scanned. By default, the TOCOL function scans the array by row. True: Scans the array by column False: Scans the array by row

TOCOL examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. Flatten a 12×12 month grid into one column, row by row:

    =TOCOL(B2:M13)

  2. Same grid, read column by column and skipping blanks (ignore = 1):

    =TOCOL(B2:M13, 1, TRUE)

TOCOL in Excel

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try TOCOL in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the TOCOL formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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