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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 30, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365
It is not unusual to enter the same information in multiple cells in Excel. If you have such a need, you might want to try this little gem:
Presto! Every cell you selected contains the same information.
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2021-11-03 06:49:43
Mike D.
If you have data in a cell already this will work.
Select the destination cells then select the source cell last.
Press F2 followed by the Ctrl+Enter and voila.
2021-10-30 16:05:31
Tomek
You have to remember that if you used formulas with references to other cells, the formulas will behave the same way as if you copied them from the source cell to all other selected cells. So absolute references will not be changed, but relative ones will be adjusted.
2021-10-30 11:38:26
Rob V.
Wow, I knew there had to be a way to do this, but I couldn't figure it out!
I just happen to have a spreadsheet that can use this sort of editing, so good timing!
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Microsoft 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here:
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