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    Autofill/Flashfill question

    Not sure if Auto/Flashfill can do this, but here goes.

    I have a column of data which displays a type and then blanks and then another type and then more blanks. Instead of blanks, I want it to simply display the most recent type.

    Column A is the source data, Column C is what I want it to look like.

    It seems simple, but how do you do this?


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    Re: Autofill/Flashfill question

    In C2, try

    =IF(A2="",C1,A2)

    copied down column C.

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    Re: Autofill/Flashfill question

    If you don't want to use a helper column, you can put =A2 in A3 and then select A3 > Copy > select column A > Find & Select > Go to special > Blanks > OK

    Right-click on any of the selected blank cells > Paste

    Then you can copy and paste column A as values to get rid of the formulas.

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    Re: Autofill/Flashfill question

    omg, i knew i was missing something totally obvious. thanks!

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    Re: Autofill/Flashfill question

    Happy to help, thanks for the rep!

    If that solved your question, please mark this thread as SOLVED.

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