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Autofill cells in Numbers on Mac
You can quickly fill cells, or a row or column, with the same formula, data or a logical sequence of data — for example, a series of numbers, letters or dates.
Autofill cells
Do one of the following:
Autofill one or more cells with content from adjacent cells: Select the cells with the content you want to copy, then move the pointer over a border of the selection until a yellow autofill handle (a dot) appears. Drag the handle over the cells where you want to add the content.
Any data, cell format, formula or fill associated with the selected cells is added, but comments aren’t. Autofilling overwrites existing data with the content you’re adding.
Tip: To quickly autofill cells (with content from adjacent cells) using the keyboard, you can also press Command-Backslash (\) to turn on autofill, then press the arrow keys to expand the yellow border. When you finish, press Return
Autofill cells with sequential content or patterns from adjacent cells: Type the first two items of the series in the first two body cells (not header or footer cells) of the row or column you want to fill; for example, type A and B. Select these cells, move the pointer over a border of the selection until a yellow autofill handle (a dot) appears, then drag the handle over the cells you want to fill.
You can also autofill cells using a pattern of values. For example, if two selected cells contain 1 and 4, the values 7 and 10 are added when you drag over the adjacent two cells (values are incremented by 3).
Note: To autofill from the Numbers menu bar, select the cells you want to autofill, choose Table > Autofill Cells, then choose an autofill option. Depending on the selected cells, some of the autofill options may not be available.
Autofilling doesn’t establish an ongoing relationship between cells in the group. After autofilling, you can change the cells independently of each other.
When you autofill cells, any formulas that refer to those cells are updated automatically to use the new value.