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110 Data Entry 101
Figure 1-12:
New data table containing full names that need to be split up in separate columns with Flash Fill.
2. In Cell B3, type only J, the first letter of Jonas, the second client’s first name.
Flash Fill immediately does an AutoFill type maneuver by suggesting the rest of the second client’s first name, Jonas, as the text to enter in this cell. At the same time, Flash Fill suggests entering all the remaining first names from the full names in column A in column B. (See Figure 1-12.)
3. Complete the entry of Jonas in cell B3 by clicking the Enter button or pressing an arrow key.
The moment you complete the data entry in cell B3, the First Name column is done: Excel enters all the other first names in column B at the same time!
To complete this example name table by entering the middle and last names in columns C and D, respectively, you simply repeat these steps in those columns. You enter the first middle name, Austen, from cell A2 in cell C2 and then type W in cell C3. Complete the entry in cell C3 and the middle name entries in that column are done. Likewise, you enter the first last name, Harper, from cell A2 in cell D2 and then type S in cell D3. Complete the entry in cell D3, and the last name entries for column D are done, finishing the entire data table.