Questions tagged [google-sheets-arrays]
Use for questions about using arrays in Google Sheets
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How to have a query wrapped in an arrayformula auto-populate many rows
I have a query that queries over a set of rows. I want to run this query, itself, for each row in another set of rows. The one value that changes in the query for each row is something in the where ...
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Sum column value if any of several criteria is met in the adjacent column
I have a sheet in which I have 2441 words (hashtags) on their own rows in the first column and in the next (adjacent) column, a number related to them (occurrences of the hashtag in our data).
I want ...
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Count instances of character in a column
Is there a way to count instances of characters down a column, without creating further columns that do row-by-row counts of each character?
Below is an outline of what I'm trying to do.
Note that no ...
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How to use a query to find a row of same name but last entry, then copy a value next to it
I am trying to use a query to copy values from one column to another.
Both source and destination columns have a name on their left columns, and the name must match. The source names could be ...
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Problem with results of filter function from tabs that have no data yet
I made a master sheet that combines all data from 12 tabs within the workbook sheet. These tabs use query functions and importrange from other sheets. Some of sheets have no data yet like May 2021 ...
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Sheets ArrayFormula with SUMIF
In a 'Records' sheet I have columns of timestamp, a duration, and a category (i.e. 13 minutes of 'B' was done at 18/01/2021 00:00).
In the 'Analysis' sheet I have a field where the Type can be ...
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Using query function with ' where Col1 or Col2 is not null'?
=query({TOIM;IMTO},"SELECT * where Col1 is not null ORDER by Col11",0)
Where TOIM,IMTO are named ranges.
I want to rewrite the formula with two criteria (OR). In other words like this:
=...
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How can gaps be quantified within a combined set of variable arrays?
I'm using Google Sheets to build a crop planning tool for farmers (kinda like a gantt chart). I need help quantifying the number of days within a given timeframe that no crops are planted in a bed. In ...
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Search through multiple tabs and pull results
Test Sheet for my use case: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_gcyygG8IhVc-4mXf8n09IFG5ZIYuK_UxWxPLQ5av-k/edit?usp=sharing
I've had some input from another user on the site helping me search ...
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How can I filter several pages of data and ignore those that are blank in the process and return the rest?
Each day I have several tabs that update different football leagues data from websites using importhtml. I filter each individual tab onto one separate tab. When one tab is empty and contains no data, ...
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=IMPORTHTML forces content to date format
I am a beginner with code and formulas here, so I was wondering if anyone could do exactly what was done on this question:
Trying to use Google Sheets importHTML() to import a table. It forces content ...
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How do you perform a bulk find & replace using a list of search phrases and their replacements?
This is not my wheelhouse and I'm realizing I'm in a bit over my head. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
What I'm trying to accomplish
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/...
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Use array as function parameters
Given a function that returns an array, is it possible to "spread" the return values as the arguments to another function?
For example, I'd like to pass the result of SPLIT("example.com,...
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Insert query into a specific cell based on a dynamic reference
I have 4 queries. The amount of results from each will vary week-by-week.
I have a formula to calculate the number of rows of each query.
I want the queries set out in the Google Sheet so that the ...
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How do I convert rows with 45 columns into 15 separate rows, each with 3 columns?
I am working with a google sheet that gets data from an email parser. Each time an email comes in, a single row is created, and fills in these columns:
B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, ...
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How to convert repeating rows into columns in Google Sheets
I have data in Google Sheets that looks like
A B
1 Name: John Smith
2 Email: john@smith.com
3 Name: Dan Jones
4 Email: dan@jones.com
... many rows
which I'd like to get into this format:...
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Search a Google Spreadsheet and return results that are 'clickable' that takes you to the sheet and row
I have a spreadsheet with many sheets. (Data1 Data2 and Data3).
One sheet is named Search.
This search sheet will search all 3 sheets (Data1,Data2,Data3)
Results will return on the sheet named Search. ...
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How to replace or substitute one column of data with their corresponding value from a list
I'm trying to replace a column of data (Prodct SKU) on one sheet (a) with the corresponding value taken from 2 columns on sheet (b) (Product SKU & Product ID).
I've attached the spreadsheet to ...
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I want to 1) get unique names AND 2) strip out vacancy AND 3) alpha sort AND 4) append Last name, first name
I want to 1) get unique names AND 2) strip out vacancy AND 3) alpha sort AND 4) append Last name, first name.
The names are in Sheet1 and the results are in Sheet2.
I'm using =SORT(UNIQUE(Sheet1!A3:...
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How do I get a list of all values in the same column across multiple spreadsheets within the same Google Sheet? [duplicate]
I have a Google sheet that has multiple spreadsheets, let's say Sheet1, Sheet2 and Sheet3. In all of those spreadsheets, column H is a particular field of which I want all the values with blanks ...
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Use a filter on an array of values
I want to create a spreadsheet which has an array of values split over 1 or more columns. I can do this successfully with the following formula:
={"Picard","Q","Data"}
This puts each of these values ...
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Is there a way to generate many rows and columns from a single value?
Let's say I have a sheet with a single column that lists all of my clients with each row being a unique value: e.g: client1,client2,client3,client4,...
Goal: I'd like that in a separate sheet, 2 ...
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More compact version of nested substitute function possible?
I want to make about a hundred changes in a column on a spreadsheet. These changes have to be remade each time a new copy of the original comes. The changes are spread over several thousand rows.
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Move existing SUM downward when IMPORTRANGE expands
I'm building a complex Google Sheets document and for one sheet I use the function IMPORTRANGE. It's very handy and imports new rows from another sheet when they are added. The problem is this:
After ...
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Google Sheets - Identify if one of many matches any in an array
I am trying to determine if an array of values in Google Sheets has any matches within another array of values. The data set is constantly expanding, so I want to use an Arrayformula to handle it.
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Add single value as constant line to diagram
I have a range A1:B of which I make a simple line diagram. I also have a single value in another cell, say C1, which I want to use as a constant reference line in the diagram.
I know I could populate ...
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Converting multiple columns to list
I'm currently using Google Sheets and I'm capturing data with Google Forms.
What I'm receiving from Forms, inside the corresponding sheets is an entry with timestamp, clientID, item1, quantity1, ...
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Create list of cell addresses contained in a range
I'm looking for a single arrayformula to convert a specified range, such as B2:D4, into a list of addresses (not values!) contained in that range, in this case B2,B3,B4,C2,C3,C4,D2,D3,D4.
Attempts ...
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Google sheets Xlookup dont work but need results in table the max date on the condition of userlist
Need some help with some data processing.
Link of the sheet
Example - I need on :
Page-2-Seznam članov > Coloumn C : It needs to be the max dates.
The function need to search on the liste the ...
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How to reference the result of a IMPORT function as a defined name in a single cell
Note: The motivation for my question is just formula readability. My sheet is working fine.
Let's pretend I have an IMPORTXML function that's currently returning 2 columns and a varying number of ...
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Filter in Filter function Google sheets
I have a Sheet with the prices of some products
Each column is a parameter.
How to use the FILTER() function in order to filter by multiple conditions
In this case I need to filter and see only ...
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How to sum values between two dates?
I have a table made up of numbers followed by dates like the one below only with more columns (link below).
How would I sum only the values that occur in one specific year?
For example, in this case,...
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Split rows by comma into multiple rows and divide between splits
I have a Google Sheets spreadsheet (sheet 1) which I use as source for a function to split a row into several rows in a results worksheet (sheet 2).
The split function divides the row when it finds ...
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How to duplicate range of cells n-times(range can variate and must be based on column)
Can someone explain for me how with the help of formula I can solve this issue? We have an input range of Tags (letters and numbers). Whole massive must be duplicated in the same order n times. The ...
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Remove Count column by repeating rows in Google Sheets
I have a worksheet, 'wi', in a Google Sheet similar to the following example but with an undetermined number of rows:
Count | Entry | Description
-------|-------|-----------------
2 | ...
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Consolidate columns from a dynamic range into a single column in Google Sheets
How can Google Sheets take a range of multiple columns and rows and stack or consolidate all the non-empty cells into one column? For this case, I want non-unique cells. Also, each cell in the range ...
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Filtering Pivot table by multiple values
I have a pivot table below that I am trying to filter dynamically based on a separate list and am trying to figure out how to do this by referencing the relevant field. In the below example I have ...
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View only few non-continuous columns
=FILTER(Matrice_data;Matrice_nom=G2)
Pretty straight forward. I type a name in G2 and I get all rows with this name. My problem is this one: the "matrice_data" contains many columns, like 30. I want ...
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Duplicate values in dynamic sorting
I have an issue with duplicate sorting values for a formula in Google Sheets.
I'm using two tables to order 10 scores (see pic). The values in Column D are dragged from another sheet. The values in ...
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Summing top three values in a column from a Google sheet
I have a Google Sheet with a variable number of data rows. I would like to sum the three highest values from a certain column, but they won't necessarily be in the top three cells. An empty cell ...
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Fill zeros for the dates when no data was recorded
I have a table with dates (in increasing order) and corresponding values. Some dates are missing, like 3/27 below. I'd like to insert them in Date column, and have 0 entered in the Value column for ...
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Display the contents of a named range elsewhere in the sheet
I have a sheet like so:
A B
1 W X
2 Y Z
I have the range A1:A2 named as "Column1". I want to display that range elsewhere. Now if I wanted to display it as a row, I know =TRANSPOSE(Column1) works. ...
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How do I filter the array returned by a filter or other formula?
I want to filter an array returned by a filter to remove blank columns. Here is a picture of an example sheet:
Here is the example sheet.
I am filtering the large table by the rows that are of type ...
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Combining data from two columns to one (in separate rows - not comma separated) and removing blank lines
I have a Google Sheet which receives information from a google form.
I would like to collate some of this data in a separate sheet (within the same document). I would like the new sheet to combine ...
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Can you do a UNION SELECT in a Google Sheet?
I've got a Google Sheet linked to a form which collects replies from three different people on the same subject using the same form and editing three times. This creates a sheet which contains three ...
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Google sheets split multi-line cell into new rows (+ duplicate surrounding row entries)
I'm compiling a database of business address info, including key staff for each business. The Google spreadsheet I've inherited for this project includes a column for 'key staff' (in column B), with ...
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How can I fill the diagonal of a matrix with zeros?
I have an empty matrix:
I would like to fill the diagonal of a matrix with zeros:
Is there any clever way to do it?
The matrix can be pretty large and it's tedious to do this manually. I could use ...
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Unique Values From a Matrix
I have a spreadsheet that looks like this:
Column A | Column B
| An unimportant value
1 | Value 1, Value 2
2 |
3 | Value 3
4 | Value 3, Value 1
| Don't ...
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Google Spreadsheets function to copy array
Is there an array function to copy an array? I use the workaround =TRANSPOSE(TRANSPOSE(A1:A30)) currently.
An example of when this is useful: you have a worksheet of raw data, and another worksheet ...
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Filter() - referencing source array in criteria
The filter() function looks through a source array, and filters it according to condition
=FILTER(A:A,ISNUMBER(A:A)).
My source array is a rather long formula, so I end up repeating the same formula ...
