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Caution Choices that are not available are grayed out, but you can still choose the
opposite direction from what you intend, which could cause you to overwrite cells
accidentally.
Tip
A shortcut way to fill cells is to grab the “handle” in the lower right-hand corner of
the cell and drag it in the direction you want to fill. If the cell contains a number, the
number will fill in series. If the cell contains text, the same text will fill in the
direction you chose.
Figure 39: Using the Fill tool
Using a fill series
A more complex use of the Fill tool is to use a fill series. The default lists are for the full and
abbreviated days of the week and the months of the year, but you can create your own lists as
well.
To add a fill series to a spreadsheet, select the cells to fill, choose Edit > Fill > Series. In the Fill
Series dialog, select AutoFill as the Series type, and enter as the Start value an item from any
defined series. The selected cells then fill in the other items on the list sequentially, repeating from
the top of the list when they reach the end of the list.
Figure 40: Specifying the start of a fill series (result is in Figure 41)
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