How to use AutoFill & Flash Fill in Excel - Tips for Beginners

Welcome to our comprehensive step-by-step guide on AutoFill & Flash Fill: Excel Tips for Absolute Beginners! Whether you're new to Microsoft Excel or looking to brush up on your skills, this tutorial is the perfect starting point.

In this video, we will show you how to use these essential features of Excel - AutoFill and Flash Fill. These powerful tools can significantly enhance your productivity and efficiency in Microsoft Excel by automating repetitive tasks and simplifying data entry.

🌟 What You'll Learn:

Basics of AutoFill: Understand the fundamentals of the AutoFill feature in Excel, perfect for beginners.
Efficient Use of Flash Fill: Learn how to use Flash Fill to instantly fill in data patterns and formats.
Time-Saving Tips: Discover tips and tricks to save time and avoid common mistakes while using these features.
Practical Examples: Follow along with real-life examples to see how these tools can be applied in everyday tasks.

🔍 Why Watch This Video:

Ideal for Beginners: Tailored specifically for those who are new to Excel or have minimal experience.
Step-by-Step Guidance: Easy-to-follow instructions to ensure you grasp the concepts effectively.
Improve Efficiency: Learn techniques that can drastically reduce your data entry time and effort.

0:00 - Introduction to Excel AutoFill & Flash Fill for Beginners
0:28 - Exploring AutoFill: A Beginner's Guide
3:10 - Customizing AutoFill: Creating Your Own Lists in Excel
5:10 - Mastering Flash Fill: Simplifying Data Entry for New Users

[TeachersTech]

You've probably noticed a typo in the flash fill example on the phone number. I wrote 2475 at the end of the first number and it should have been 7890. Flash fill couldn't recognize the pattern and when I copied it down, it kept the 2475 at the end and didn't notice 😳 I've updated the practice sheet so it is correct. Sorry about any confusion.

[dorissarpong]

Nice👏👏 l never knew so simple I love it❤❤❤

[michaelmansaray]

Thanks a lot.❤
I never knew the Autofill function could be used in reverse.

[MelanatedBeauty]

Hi Jamie, all of your videos have been super helpful. Can you please do a video showing how to use Microsoft Visio? Thank You

[banneman]

Clear video, my compliments. However, if I use the keyboard shortcut ctrl + E in my Excel 2019, Excel will read the cell in question. When I add flashfill to the quick access toolbar and stand on the icon it shows the shortcut Ctrl + E. But it does not work.

Do you have a solution for this problem?

[OlugbengaOluwasina-tgud]

Thanks for the tips on flash fill. What if I want to add a prefix like mailto: before email addresses in the same column. How do I flash fill the entire column?

[oboycorporation]

no flashfill option even its enable in option, help??

[Chaithra]

Hello Jamie. I like your way of teaching. Thanks for your lessons. I have a question though. In the flashfill, the phone numbers are incorrect as the last 4 digits are repeated in the rows after Flashfill.

[ashleyparkhurst]

I've watched so many videos on flash fill and I'm currently taking a course at my local library on Excel. Everybody is telling me that you only have to type in the first thing of a list, however it only seems to work for me if I type in the first two. Is this because of an update that happened? I was also told that if you type directly into a cell the second thing in a list should start to appear after typing the first couple of letters, but that never seems to work for me.

[MoniMeka]

Why didn't the phone numbers do the same number at the end? They all had 2475 at the end. 🤨

[intermixhector]

Updating updating systems good is it am lost on updating it

[FormacaoagroflorestasPermacult]

Hello there. tyvm for the clip. i have a question;
flash fill only works on columns, ins`t it?
best regards from Portugal