Assume A1 has a name.

Select column A.

Hit F5 and SpecialBlanks.

Enter an = sign in the active cell then point to cell above and hit CRTL +
ENTER.

With column A still selected, copy and in place Paste SpecialValuesOKEsc.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:09:07 -0800, "S. Kissing" <S.
wrote:

I have a large spreadsheet, it has names and blanks in column A. I want to
fill in the blanks with the name above the blanks with out having to do it
manually. Any ides???