The document demonstrates how to use Excel's Flash Fill feature to automatically fill in data across columns based on patterns it detects. Sample data on customers is input across several columns and Flash Fill is able to deduce relationships between columns like First Name and Last Name and fill in full names. It notes that providing more than one example sometimes helps Flash Fill recognize patterns more accurately.
The document demonstrates how to use Excel's Flash Fill feature to automatically fill in data across columns based on patterns it detects. Sample data on customers is input across several columns and Flash Fill is able to deduce relationships between columns like First Name and Last Name and fill in full names. It notes that providing more than one example sometimes helps Flash Fill recognize patterns more accurately.
The document demonstrates how to use Excel's Flash Fill feature to automatically fill in data across columns based on patterns it detects. Sample data on customers is input across several columns and Flash Fill is able to deduce relationships between columns like First Name and Last Name and fill in full names. It notes that providing more than one example sometimes helps Flash Fill recognize patterns more accurately.
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First Name Last Name Name Product
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Woman / Man Date Year
2/23/2019 4/12/2019 8/23/2019 5/6/2020 3/4/2020 3/24/2019 2/8/2021 7/21/2020 10/28/2020 Name Initials Gary Miller James Willard Richard Elliot Robert Junior Spear Roger Mun Paul Garza Robert Marquez Natalie Porter Kim Sophie West Flash Fill - Speedup Data Entry The data below has been filled using flash fill.
Name First Name Last Name Name
Gary Miller Gary Miller Gary Miller James Willard James Willard James Willard Richard Elliot Richard Elliot Richard Elliot Robert Spear Robert Spear Robert Spear Roger Mun Roger Mun Roger Mun Paul Garza Paul Garza Paul Garza Robert Marquez Robert Marquez Robert Marquez Natalie Porter Natalie Porter Natalie Porter Kim West Kim West Kim West
First Name Last Name Name Product
Gary Miller Gary Miller Watch-W James Willard James Willard Scarf-M Richard Elliot Richard Elliot Shirt-M Robert Spear Robert Spear Shirt-M Roger Mun Roger Mun Scarf-W Paul Garza Paul Garza Watch-M Robert Marquez Robert Marquez Scarf-W Natalie Porter Natalie Porter Shirt-W Kim West Kim West Scarf-W
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pattern, you need to give it inputting data for more tha Email Name Proper Case Gary.Miller@XelPlus.com gary miller Gary Miller James.Willard@XelPlus.com James willard James Willard Richard.Elliot@XelPlus.com Richard elliot Richard Elliot Robert.Spear@XelPlus.com Robert Spear Robert Spear Roger.Mun@XelPlus.com Roger Mun Roger Mun Paul.Garza@XelPlus.com paul Garza Paul Garza Robert.Marquez@XelPlus.com Robert marquez Robert Marquez Natalie.Porter@XelPlus.com natalie porter Natalie Porter Kim.West@XelPlus.com Kim west Kim West
Woman / Man Date Year
W 2/23/2019 2019 M 4/12/2019 2019 M 8/23/2019 2019 M 5/6/2020 2020 W 3/4/2020 2020 M 3/24/2019 2019 W 2/8/2021 2021 W 7/21/2020 2020 W 10/28/2020 2020
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