Excel Tip- How Insert A Blank Column After Every Data Column In Your Excel Sheet


Hello Excellers, in this blog post today lets look at insert blank column or blank columns after every data column in your Excel worksheet.

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Follow these instructions for Excel Tip if you want to insert BLANK COLUMNS into your Excel worksheet after every column of data.

In row 1 above our column headings just type 1 to 5 along the top row. You will need to insert a row above your data if you do not have already a spare row on your Excel worksheet. In this example, our columns have been numbered from 1 to 5.

 

After you have Select the numbered cells hit copy. You need to then paste them after you last numbered cell, in this example, I have used, it is five as we have five columns.

  • Then, select all of your columns, including the ones that you have created in the step above.
  • Select Home Tab | Editing Group | Custom Sort
  • Select sort by Row 1 | Options | Orientation | Sort Left To Right
  • Hit Ok twice

You now have a blank column after every data column on your Excel worksheet.

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Barbara is an experienced data analyst with over 20 years of experience. Author of the How To Excel At Excel Top 50 Excel tips Ebook, YouTuber and Excel Blogger.

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