Shortcut to Apply a Formula to an Entire Column in Excel

calendar_today Asked Mar 24, 2011
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Question posted 2011 · +129 upvotes

If I select a cell containing a formula, I know I can drag the little box in the right-hand corner downwards to apply the formula to more cells of the column. Unfortunately, I need to do this for 300,000 rows!

Is there a short-cut, similar to ctrl+space, that will apply a formula to the entire column, or to a selected part of the column?

Accepted answer +335 upvotes

Try double-clicking on the bottom right hand corner of the cell (ie on the box that you would otherwise drag).

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