To use Flash Fill, first, enter the value in the targeted cell manually by removing the dashes (refer to the above screenshot). Now, we will use the Flash Fill method.

I’m using Microsoft 365 on a Windows 10 64-bit system, but you can use Flash Fill in earlier versions down through Excel 2013. Excel for the web doesn’t support Flash Fill.

How to use Excel’s Flash Fill feature, including a keyboard shortcut for both Windows and Excel for Mac.

To merge or combine the first and last names in Excel you can make use of the CONCAT Ampersand, Flash Fill or TEXTJOIN functions or formulas.

An curved arrow pointing right. We all know and love the Auto Fill feature in Excel. Microsoft went a step further in Excel 2013 and created Flash Fill. This new feature recognizes patterns in ...