How to use Excel’s Flash Fill feature, including a keyboard shortcut for both Windows and Excel for Mac.

To use Flash Fill, first, enter the value in the targeted cell manually by removing the dashes (refer to the above screenshot). Now, we will use the Flash Fill method.

Instead of pressing Enter, click Flash Fill in the Data Tools group. SEE: Explore 6 ways to save time using Flash Fill in Microsoft Excel. How to use Power Query to parse data in Microsoft Excel ...

How to use Flash Fill to parse characters across multiple columns in Microsoft Excel Your email has been sent We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect ...

An curved arrow pointing right. We all know and love the Auto Fill feature in Excel. Microsoft went a step further in Excel 2013 and created Flash Fill. This new feature recognizes patterns in ...

To merge or combine the first and last names in Excel you can make use of the CONCAT Ampersand, Flash Fill or TEXTJOIN functions or formulas.

Microsoft Excel's Formula by Example helps automate repetitive tasks in structured tables in Excel for the Web. The tool is similar to Flash Fill, though it generates dynamic formulas that update ...