{"id":1286,"date":"2015-05-28T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T11:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:17:20","slug":"copy-the-cell-above-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/copy-the-cell-above-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy The Cell Above In Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes we get data that is downloaded from an external source and it is not formatted properly.<\/p>\n<p>You may have cells with missing data and cases where you want to copy the cell directly above to fill in your empty cell in Excel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nAiRgA5xOGw?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MyExcelOnlinecomtutorials?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignmiddle wp-image-111468 size-full\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1.yt_.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-the-cells-directly-above.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download workbook<\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Copy-the-cells-directly-above.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This can be achieved with the following steps:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong><\/span> Highlight your data set<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-01.jpg\" alt=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\" width=\"817\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-01.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-01-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-01-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong><\/span> In the ribbon menu select<strong><em> Home &gt; Find &amp; Select &gt; Go to Special<\/em> <\/strong>or just press the keyboard <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/333-excel-shortcuts-for-windows-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shortcut\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">shortcut<\/a> <strong><em>CTRL+G<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<strong>Special<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-02.jpg\" alt=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\" width=\"285\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 3:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Select the <strong><em>Blanks<\/em> <\/strong>option and press <em>OK<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-03.jpg\" alt=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\" width=\"314\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-03.jpg 314w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-03-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This highlights all your blank cells:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-04.jpg\" alt=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\" width=\"371\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-04.jpg 371w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-04-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0Then you need to press the <strong>=<\/strong> sign and reference the cell directly above<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-05.jpg\" alt=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\" width=\"853\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-05.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-05-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-05-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>STEP 5:<\/strong><\/span> Finally, and most importantly, you need to press <strong>CTRL+ENTER<\/strong> so that the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/top-excel-formulas-function-examples-to-get-better-at-microsoft-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"formula\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">formula<\/a> can be filled in to all the selected blank cells.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-06.jpg\" alt=\"Copy The Cell Above In Excel\" width=\"826\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-06.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-06-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Copy-The-Cell-Above-In-Excel-06-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/why-fill-handle-excel-not-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Fill Handle Excel not working?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/how-to-fix-pivot-table-empty-cells-in-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Fill Blank Cells in Pivot Table<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/use-flash-fill-excel\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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