{"id":1697,"date":"2015-10-09T01:19:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T23:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2023-11-30T01:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:35:56","slug":"excels-fill-handle-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/blog\/excels-fill-handle-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel&#8217;s Fill Handle Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excel knows to fill down\/right when you are working with dates, days, months, years and even quarters.\u00a0 That is very helpful and quick.<\/p>\n<p>When you fill any values, an <em>Auto Fill Options<\/em> box pops up which you can click and select the different options available.<\/p>\n<p>If you are filling dates, then you have the option to auto fill by Weekdays, Months and Years.\u00a0 How cool is that!<\/p>\n<p>Another trick is if you want to fill down an incremental number, say from 1 to 2,3,4,5,6&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>To do this you need to enter the number 1 in a cell, hold down the CTRL key and then fill down that cell which will increment the numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Try these tricks for yourself by downloading and practicing below:<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QUbyIFSCvuY?rel=0 \" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><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;\"><a class=\"IRPP_minimalist icon-download\" style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Techniques.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ctaText px-3 text-capitalize\">Download workbook<\/span><span class=\"postTitle px-3\">Fill-Handle-Techniques.xlsx<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 1: <\/span>Drag down on the lower right corner<\/strong> to populate the dates.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-01.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"847\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-01.jpg 847w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-01-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-01-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now we have the dates in incremental order populated!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-02.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"408\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-02.jpg 408w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-02-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Auto Fill Options\u00a0<\/strong>to try out different options. Select <em><strong>Fill Weekdays\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>and see weekdays getting populated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-03.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"420\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-03.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-03-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now select <em><strong>Fill Months <\/strong><\/em>and see every month getting populated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-04.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"406\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-04.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-04-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now select <em><strong>Fill Years <\/strong><\/em>and see every year getting populated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-05.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"419\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-05.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-05-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 2: <\/span>Drag down on the lower right corner<\/strong> on the second column to populate the months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-06.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"788\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-06.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-06-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-06-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 3: <\/span>Drag down on the lower right corner<\/strong> on the third column to populate the quarters.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-07.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"786\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-07.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-07-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-07-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 4: <\/span>Drag down on the lower right corner<\/strong> on the fourth column to populate the quarters with years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-08.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"788\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-08.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-08-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-08-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">STEP 5: <\/span>Hold the CTRL key and drag down on the lower right corner<\/strong> on the last column to populate the number incrementally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-09.jpg\" alt=\"Excel&#039;s Fill Handle Tips\" width=\"837\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-09.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-09-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Fill-Handle-Tips-09-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><style>.special-box a { color: #fff; } <\/style><div class=\"drop-shadow lifted special-box\" style=\"text-align: center; color: #fff; padding: 15px; background: var(--V4-primary-orange); border-radius: 6px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/100-51.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#x1f449; Click Here To Join Our Excel Academy Online Course &amp; Access 1,000+ Excel Tutorials On Formulas, Macros, VBA, Pivot Tables, Dashboards, Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, Charts, Microsoft Office Suite + MORE!\u00a0<\/a> <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excel knows to fill down\/right when you are working with dates, days, months, years and even quarters.\u00a0 That is very helpful and quick. When you fill any values, an Auto Fill Options box pops up which you can click and select the different options available. If you are filling dates, then you have the option [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cos_headline_score":0,"cos_seo_score":0,"cos_headline_text":"","cos_headline_has_been_analyzed":false,"cos_last_analyzed_headline":[],"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[6,41],"tags":[88],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myexcelonline.com\/meo-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}