How To Fill In Blanks In Excel With The Cell Above

To fill in the blanks in Excel with the cell above means to copy the value or text from the cell directly above the blank cell and paste it into the blank cell. Filling in the blanks with the cell above is an important technique for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of data in Excel, saving time, facilitating analysis, and enhancing data visualization.

Our dataset contains employee names and their working hours on various days. We need to fill the employee names in the cells below, and we have three methods to do so: using the fill option, using the address of the cell, and using drag. The following steps will explain how to use each of these methods.

Method 1: Fill using the Fill option

Step 1 – Select the range of data

Select the range of cells that you want to fill (including the cell that contains data to be filled down)

Step 2 – Click on the Fill option

After selecting the range of cells, click on the Fill option and a dropdown menu will appear

Step 3 – Click on the Down option

In the dropdown menu, click on the Down option to get the required result

Method 2: Fill Using the Autofill option

Step 1 – Click on the Cell

Click on the cell that contains the data to be filled below

Step 2 – Drag and Drop

After clicking on the cell, click on the right bottom of the cell and a + will be shown at the bottom of the cell then drag it to get the required result