如何将数据从一列移动到另一列而不覆盖目标列中的现有值

Question

I'm hoping this is so simple I'm just over-looking the obvious answer, I want to move the values (pictured) in column A, en-masse. to the blank cells in column B without overwriting the existing values in column B. Note that the data in column B has differing number of rows? Any ideas?

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Answer 1

There are a couple of options to do this:

Option 1

• Place a filter onto the data
• Filter column B for blank values
• Enter a formula into B1 that is =A1
• Drag this down to the bottom of your cells
• Set the filter for all values
• Select the whole of column B
• Copy and Paste the data as values

Option 2

• Create a new column after B
• In this column enter the following formula - =IF(B1="",A1,B1)
• Drag this down to the bottom of your data
• Select the whole of column B
• Copy and Paste the data as values
• Delete column B
• Column C then becomes column B

Answer 2

I knew I was missing something...Copy Column A, highlight column B, 'Paste special', tick 'Skip blanks' checkbox and done. Many thanks for reading.