How to Use Flash Fill in Excel to Instantly Clean or Format Your Data

Flash Fill is Excel’s “read my mind” button.

It sees what you're doing — and finishes the job for you.

✅ How It Works:

Flash Fill

1. You type the desired output for the first row

2. Hit Ctrl + E

3. Excel guesses the rest!
   

💡 Real Use Cases:

• Split first/last names

• Format phone numbers

• Create email addresses

• Extract specific characters or words
  

💥 Why It’s Amazing:

• No formula writing

• No need for LEFT, RIGHT, MID

• It's intuitive, fast, and satisfying
  

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