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I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.
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Watch this short video:

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

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I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.



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Select the column then F5SpecialBlanksOK

Type an = sign in active blank cell then point or arrow up to cell above.

Hit CTRL + ENTER

CopyPaste SpecialValuesOKEsc


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I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.


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Hi Gord Dibben,
Good Work dear

Thanks
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Select the column then F5SpecialBlanksOK

Type an = sign in active blank cell then point or arrow up to cell above.

Hit CTRL + ENTER

CopyPaste SpecialValuesOKEsc


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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:01:01 -0700, gleakos
wrote:

I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.



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I did this, but must be missing something.. It kept blanks highlighted blue
but only copied to the cell below.. it did not fill all blanks with the data
above as shown in video.

"T. Valko" wrote:

Watch this short video:

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

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I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.






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Thanks.. the CNTRL ENTER is what was missing from the prior reply.. Thanks
again

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Select the column then F5SpecialBlanksOK

Type an = sign in active blank cell then point or arrow up to cell above.

Hit CTRL + ENTER

CopyPaste SpecialValuesOKEsc


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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:01:01 -0700, gleakos
wrote:

I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.



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Watch the video again. It is there.

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Thanks.. the CNTRL ENTER is what was missing from the prior reply.. Thanks
again

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Select the column then F5SpecialBlanksOK

Type an = sign in active blank cell then point or arrow up to cell above.

Hit CTRL + ENTER

CopyPaste SpecialValuesOKEsc


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:01:01 -0700, gleakos
wrote:

I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I can
use.




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try this idea from a posting of mine today.

Sub copydn()
mc = 2 'column B
For i = 1 To cells(rows.count,mc).end(xlup).row
If Cells(i + 1, mc) = "" Then
Cells(i + 1, mc) = Cells(i, mc)
End If
Next i
End Sub


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"Fat Jack Utah" wrote in message
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I did this, but must be missing something.. It kept blanks highlighted blue
but only copied to the cell below.. it did not fill all blanks with the
data
above as shown in video.

"T. Valko" wrote:

Watch this short video:

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

--
Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"gleakos" wrote in message
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I need to fill in the blank cells with the information from the cell
above
until the next cell is not null. For example:
Column A
Bill
blank
blank
Bob
I need the blanks to read as Bill. Is there a function or something I
can
use.





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