How does Numbers Transpose command (similar to Excel's TRANSPOSE command) work?

Question

The Excel transpose can be used to convert a row of cell into a column of cells. Or vise versa. In excel there is the critical difference where you identify an Array by tpying Control+U then Command+Return. This provides the stepping through the cells when you copy the formular down (for column) or across (for row).
I can't figure how to do it without this (very opaque) Array facility which Excel has. Openning my Excel demo file results in an error and I get pasted values from last calculation, so Numbers obviously doesn't have feature compatibility with Excel here.
I actually just want the pasted values, so even a menu command that cuts a row of cells and pastes those cells into a column (or vise versa) would be fine, don't need a permanent formula to do it.
Bananas
Oranges
Mangoes
Apples
Pears
Peaches
Nectarines
Silver beet
Dates
Bananas
Bananas
Oranges
Oranges
Mangoes
Mangoes
Apples
Apples
Pears
Pears
Peaches
Peaches
Nectarines
Nectarines
Silver beet
Silver beet
Dates
Dates

Answer 1

I'd use OFFSET for this purpose. Works in either direction.
Original is a data table (all values entered directly)
Transposed contains a single Formula, entered in A1, then filled down* to row 4, and filled right to column D.
Transposed::A1:   =OFFSET(Original :: $A$1,COLUMN()-1,ROW()-1)
*Because Row 1 is a Header row, it's not possible to Fill down into the 'regular' rows below. You can do the Fill down and Fill right on a Plain table (no header rows or columns), then convert the top row and left columns to Header versions, or you can click on A1 to select it, Copy, then click on A2 and Paste. Fill down the rest of column A, then select the full column and fill right to column C.
Here'a a second example, used to convert a column oriented data entry table to table with data oriented in the one row = one record convention.
Same basic formula here. The IF(ISBLANK part is added to avoid zeros in cells corresponding to empty cells in the entry column.
=IF(ISBLANK(OFFSET(Aux::$A$1,COLUMN()-1,0)),"",OFFSET(Aux::$A$1,COLUMN()-1,0))
Regards,
Barry