How To Duplicate Rows Based On Cell Value In A Column?

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Duplicating rows can be a useful technique when you need to expand or replicate data in your spreadsheet. By following the steps outlined in this tutorial, you'll be able to quickly duplicate rows based on specific criteria, making it easier to manipulate and analyse your data. Whether you're working with large datasets, performing data analysis, or simply organizing information, Excel provides powerful tools that can save you time and effort. Duplicating rows based on a cell value is one such technique that can help you efficiently expand your data.

Duplicate Rows Based On Cell Value

Here, we will first create a VBA module and then run it to complete the task. So let us see a simple process to know how you can duplicate rows based on cell values in a column in Excel.

Step 1

Consider an Excel sheet where the data in the sheet is similar to the below image.

First, right?click on the sheet name and select "View Code" to open the VBA application. Then click on "Insert" and select "Module.

Right click > View code > Insert > Module.

Step 2

Then copy the below code into the text box.

Code

Sub CopyData()
   Dim xRow As Long
   Dim VInSertNum As Variant
   xRow = 1
   Application.ScreenUpdating = False
   Do While (Cells(xRow, "A") <> "")
      VInSertNum = Cells(xRow, "D")
      If ((VInSertNum > 1) And IsNumeric(VInSertNum)) Then
         Range(Cells(xRow, "A"), Cells(xRow, "D")).Copy
         Range(Cells(xRow + 1, "A"), Cells(xRow + VInSertNum ? 1, "D")).Select
         Selection.Insert Shift:=xlDown
         xRow = xRow + VInSertNum ? 1
      End If
      xRow = xRow + 1
   Loop
   Application.ScreenUpdating = False
End Sub

The letter A in the preceding code represents the start column of your data range, and the letter D is the column letter on which you want to repeat the rows. Please modify them to meet your requirements.