How to Automatically Fill Sequential Data in Google Sheets

 

Fill Sequential Numbers

To automatically fill sequential numbers, like from 1 to 10, click a cell in your spreadsheet and type 1. In the cell beneath, type the number 2.

Select both your cells. Click the small blue square in the bottom-right corner of the second cell, and drag downwards.

Sheets will fill the cells that you dragged across with sequential numbers.

You can use this method to fill negative numbers, too. In this case, simply type -1 instead of 1 and you will be good to go.

If you want to alternate filled rows (have an empty cell between each number) simply leave the second cell blank instead of inserting the 2, then highlight both cells and drag down.

Fill Sequential Odd Numbers

To automatically fill your cells with odd numbers (skipping any even numbers) like 1, 3, 5, and 7, click the first cell in your spreadsheet and type 1. Click the second cell and type 3.

Select both the first and the second cell. Then, from the bottom-right corner of the second cell, drag downwards.

Your cells will be filled with all odd numbers, as you can see below.

Fill Sequential Even Numbers

You can also automatically fill even numbers (like 2, 4, 6, 8, and so on) in your cells. To do so, in the first cell, type 2. Then, click the second cell and type 4.

Select both your first and second cells. From the bottom-right corner of the second cell, drag downwards.

You now have only even numbers in your cells.

Fill Sequential Months

Sheets also helps you fill your cells with automatic month names. You only have to mention the first month’s name and Sheets will fill the rest of the cells automatically for you.

To do this, click the first cell in your spreadsheet and type a month’s name. We’ll type January.

From the bottom-right corner of your cell, drag downwards.

Sheets will fill your cells with sequential month names, as you can see below.

Fill Formulas

With Sheets’ automatic fill function, you do not have to type your formula in each cell. Instead, drag the cell containing the formula to the cells where you want it, and Sheets will copy the formula for you.

It will even change the cell reference so that you have the correct data in your formula cells.

To do this, next to the first record in your spreadsheet, type your formula and press Enter.

From the bottom-right corner of the cell where you entered the formula, drag downwards until all your records are covered.

Sheets will copy your formula to all the cells you dragged across. It will then show the corresponding results in the formula cells.