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Customizing Excel 2007's Fill Handle

Friday June 5, 2009
Excel 2007's Fill Handle
Excel 2007's Fill Handle
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One of Excel's more useful "Auto" features is being able to Auto Fill using the fill handle.

What it does is allow you to easily add preset lists of data to a spreadsheet, such as the months of the year and the days of the week.

To increase the usefulness of Auto Fill, you can add your own custom lists. If you frequently add a series of department titles or people's names to your spreadsheets you can create a custom list and then use Auto Fill to add the names when you need them.

To find out how easy it is to do this, read the quick tip on Customizing Excel 2007's Fill Handle.

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June 11, 2009 at 2:35 pm
(1) Billy Gee says:

This is a great help. The fill handle saves a lot of time. Now I can make a list of personnel and departments.

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