Cheryl asks via e-mail,
I was wondering if you could help me figure out how to combine the round formula with the rank formula? I need to first round all the numbers and then rank them. I have tried various ways to do this but they aren’t working properly. I really don’t want to add a column to round and then rank because I need to do this round/rank many times for this particular spreadsheet. There are also merged columns which makes it even more challenging. Before I go through the painstaking efforts to insert columns to round, I thought I’d check with you.
Of course, just as any other excel formula problem, we can solve this with … strong coffee.
Well, I am kidding, but coffee along with array formulas seems to help.
How to write an excel array formula to round and sort a list?
Assuming the data is in range C3:C12, and B3:B12 has running numbers from 1 to 10, the below array formula,
=SMALL(ROUNDDOWN(C3:C12,0),B3:B12)
when entered in the range D3:D12 will round and sort the range of values in C3:C12.
Remember, first you should select the entire range D3:D12 and then type the formula (in first cell) and press ctrl + shift + enter to make it an array formula.
Update: Even better alternatives from commenters
Here are few interesting alternatives, thanks to our commeneters.
- =SMALL(ROUNDDOWN($B$1:$B$9,0),ROW(B1)), array enter in cell C1 and drag in the entire range. Thanks to Chrisham.
- Instead of using ROW() as Chrisham did above, we can also use ROWS() function. This will let you add rows on top without having to change formulas. Elias recommends using this formula: =SMALL(INDEX(INT($C$3:$C$12),0),ROWS($D$3:D3)). Thank you.
- Since we are only sorting numbers, it shouldn’t matter whether we sort and round or round and sort, as Jeff pointed. So, we can use the normal formula =ROUNDDOWN(SMALL($B$3:$B$12,ROWS(B$3:B3)),0) in cell C3 and copy in the entire range. Thanks Jeff
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21 Responses to “How to Filter Odd or Even Rows only? [Quick Tips]”
Infact, instead of using =ISEVEN(B3), how about to use =ISEVEN(ROW())
So it takes away any chance of wrong referencing.
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I like it.
Just a heads up, you do need to have the Analysis ToolPak add-in activated to use the ISEVEN / ISODD functions. An alternative to ISEVEN would be:
=MOD(ROW(),2)=0
rather than use a formula, couldn't you enter "true" in first cell and "false" in the second and drag it down and than filter on true or false.
Just for clarification, is Ashish looking to filter by even or odd Characters or rows?
so many functions to learn!
Nice support by chandoo and team as a helpdesk. Give us more to learn and make us awesome. Always be helpful.......
In case you want to delete instead of filter,
IF your data is in Sheet1 column A
Put this in Sheet2 column A and drag down
=OFFSET(Sheet1!A$1,(ROWS($1:1)-1)*2,,)
(This is to delete even rows)
To delete odd rows :
=OFFSET(Sheet1!A$2,(ROWS($1:1)-1)*2,,)
If your numbered cells did not correspond to rows, the answer would be even simpler:
=MOD([cell address],2), then filter by 0 to see evens or 1 to see odds.
I sometimes do this using an even simpler method. I add a new column called "Sign" and put the value of 1 in the first row, say cell C2 if C1 contains the header. Then in C3 I put the formula =-1 * C2, which I copy and paste into the rest of the rows (so C4 has =-1 * C3 and so forth). Now I can just apply a filter and pick either +1 or -1 to see half the rows.
Another way, which works if I want three possibilities: in C2 I put the value 1, in C3 I put the value 2, in C4 I put the value 3, then in C5 I put the formula =C2 then I copy C5 and paste into all the remaining rows (so C6 gets =C3, C7 gets =C4, etc.). Now I can apply a filter and pick the value 1, 2, or 3 to see a third of the rows.
Extending this approach to more than 3 cases is left as an exercise for the reader.
Another way =MOD(ROW();2). In this case, must to choose betwen 1 and 0.
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Thanks for the tip, it worked like magic, saved having to delete row by row in my database.
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Hi Chandoo- First of all thanks for the trick. It helped me a lot. Here I have one more challenge. Having filtered the data based on odd. I want to paste data in another sheet adjacent to it. How can I do that?
For Example-
A 1 odd
B 3 odd
C 4 even
D 6 even
I have fileted the above data for odd and want to copy the "This is odd number" text in adjacent/next sheet here. How can I do that. After doing this my data should look like this
A 1 odd This is odd number
B 3 odd This is odd number
C 4 even
D 6 even
Hi! Could you please help me find a formula to filter by language?
Thank you!
Chandoo SIR,
I HAVE A DATA IN EXCEL ROWS LIKE BELOW IS THERE ANY FORMULA OR A WAY WHERE I CAN INSTRUCT I CAN MAKE CHANGES , MEANS I WANT TO WRITE ONLY , THE FIG IS FRESH, BUT IN BELOW ROW IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY TAKE THE SOME WORDS FROM FIGS AND MAKE IN PLURAL FORM , WHILE USING '' ARE'' LIKE BELOW
The fig is fresh - row 1
Figs are fresh - row 2
The Pomegranate is red - row 3
Pomegranates are red - row 4
=IF(EVEN(A1)=A1,"EVEN - do something","ODD - do something else") with iferron (for blank Cell)