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Excel keyboard shortcut to copy/fill down for all cells with non-blank adjacent cells?

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Mar 15, 2026460310 views
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I'm looking for a keyboard shortcut that will duplicate the functionality available by double-clicking the "handle" in the bottom-right corner of a cell. Is there something that can do this, without third-party software or creating custom macros?

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Fix for: Excel keyboard shortcut to copy/fill down for all cells with non-blank adjacent cells?

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I provide you with two methods to accomplish what you want. Unfortunately, both methods do have their own caveats, since Excel does not provide an all-in-one keyboard shortcut for auto-fill. I highly suggest you try both methods and then determine which works best for you. Outside of these two methods, I do not believe you can accomplish what you seek without the use of macros or add-in modules. Should you go the macro route, the method on any object should be all that you need. Method 1 (alter…

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