Hi Mike,

Select the cells in the first column, starting with the first data cell
(John) down to the last required cell

F5 | Special | Blanks | OK | Type =
Press the up arrow | Ctrl-Enter.



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Regards,
Norman



"mike_vr" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have a list of data like this:

John 12
18
11
Mary 56
23
67
etc etc

I am trying to fill john's name down next to all his figures and then
mary's
name down all in one go.

I have tried selecting the range of names, hitting F5, selecting blank
cells, and then typing "=a1(in this case, john)" and then doing Ctrl,
shift,
enter to fill the array. However, this fills down for John but stops at
mary
and doesn't go any further down the list.

Is there anything I can do?

Thanks,

Mike