Group entries from an array, skipping the blanks

**Hitch75** · 08-16-2012, 05:22 AM

Hi all,

I need a formula which picks entries from an array, skipping the blanks, and groups them left to right in the same order.
In the example attached, the formulas should fill in the blue part.

Thanks!

**Hitch75** · 04-03-2014, 04:37 AM

Hello guys,
no one has ever answered me to this question and now I need it again... can anyone help?

**XOR LX** · 04-03-2014, 04:45 AM

Hi,

In J1, array formula**:

=IFERROR(INDEX($A1:$I1,SMALL(IF($A1:$I1<>"",COLUMN($A1:$I1)-MIN(COLUMN($A1:$I1))+1),COLUMNS($A:A))),"")

Copy across and down as required.

Regards

**Array formulas are not entered in the same way as 'standard' formulas. Instead of pressing just ENTER, you first hold down CTRL and SHIFT, and only then press ENTER. If you've done it correctly, you'll notice Excel puts curly brackets {} around the formula (though do not attempt to manually insert these yourself).