Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 24, 2018)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
The fill handle is very helpful for filling cells with various values. Select some cells, click the fill handle, and drag it to fill cells in a variety of ways. If you hate to use the mouse (or at least want to minimize your use of the mouse), you may long for a way to utilize the fill handle by only using the keyboard.
The easiest way to do this is to display the Series dialog box by using these steps:
Figure 1. The Series dialog box.
ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (3922) applies to Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Excel (Excel 2007 and later) here: Using the Fill Handle from the Keyboard.
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