I am using a PC and working on Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet and have
random blank cells. Everywhere there is a blank cell, I want to copy the
information from the cell directly above it. This information could be a
persons name, date or number. For example if my cursor is in cell A10:
IF A10 is blank, copy A9, else, don't copy.
How do I put this formula in the spreadsheet so that I can have the blank
cells filled with the information from the cell above and at the same time
not affect the information already there?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Peter

You say you want to copy the cell, but you don't say where you want it
pasted. Also, there are lots of blank cells around your actual data. What
is the range of your data in which you want to do this? And what if the
cell above an empty cell is also blank? HTH Otto
"Oceangate" wrote in message
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I am using a PC and working on Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet and have
random blank cells. Everywhere there is a blank cell, I want to copy the
information from the cell directly above it. This information could be a
persons name, date or number. For example if my cursor is in cell A10:
IF A10 is blank, copy A9, else, don't copy.
How do I put this formula in the spreadsheet so that I can have the blank
cells filled with the information from the cell above and at the same time
not affect the information already there?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Peter

Type a formula in any of the unused cell. say(J2). The formula would be =J1.
Copy the cell (not the formula).
Keeping your copy in clipboard. Select your data range.
Press F5From Goto window select blanks. Click OK
This should select all blanks..
Now, right clickPasteSpecialFormulas OK


If this post helps click Yes
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Jacob Skaria


"Oceangate" wrote:

I am using a PC and working on Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet and have
random blank cells. Everywhere there is a blank cell, I want to copy the
information from the cell directly above it. This information could be a
persons name, date or number. For example if my cursor is in cell A10:
IF A10 is blank, copy A9, else, don't copy.
How do I put this formula in the spreadsheet so that I can have the blank
cells filled with the information from the cell above and at the same time
not affect the information already there?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Peter

See if this is what you had in mind:

http://contextures.com/xlVideos01.html#FillBlanks

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Oceangate" wrote in message
...
I am using a PC and working on Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet and have
random blank cells. Everywhere there is a blank cell, I want to copy the
information from the cell directly above it. This information could be a
persons name, date or number. For example if my cursor is in cell A10:
IF A10 is blank, copy A9, else, don't copy.
How do I put this formula in the spreadsheet so that I can have the blank
cells filled with the information from the cell above and at the same time
not affect the information already there?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Peter

Jabob, That worked perfectly, Thanks a lot......

Biff I'll check out your link

"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Type a formula in any of the unused cell. say(J2). The formula would be =J1.
Copy the cell (not the formula).
Keeping your copy in clipboard. Select your data range.
Press F5From Goto window select blanks. Click OK
This should select all blanks..
Now, right clickPasteSpecialFormulas OK


If this post helps click Yes
---------------
Jacob Skaria


"Oceangate" wrote:

I am using a PC and working on Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet and have
random blank cells. Everywhere there is a blank cell, I want to copy the
information from the cell directly above it. This information could be a
persons name, date or number. For example if my cursor is in cell A10:
IF A10 is blank, copy A9, else, don't copy.
How do I put this formula in the spreadsheet so that I can have the blank
cells filled with the information from the cell above and at the same time
not affect the information already there?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Peter

Hi,

Select the range and press Ctrl+G and then click on Special Blanks. Now
all the blank cells will be selected and the first blank cell will be the
active cell. Now type =, then the up arrow key and then Ctrl+Enter

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Regards,

Ashish Mathur
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.ashishmathur.com

"Oceangate" wrote in message
...
I am using a PC and working on Excel 2003. I have a spreadsheet and have
random blank cells. Everywhere there is a blank cell, I want to copy the
information from the cell directly above it. This information could be a
persons name, date or number. For example if my cursor is in cell A10:
IF A10 is blank, copy A9, else, don't copy.
How do I put this formula in the spreadsheet so that I can have the blank
cells filled with the information from the cell above and at the same time
not affect the information already there?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Peter