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# **Fill every selected cell with Ctrl+Enter**

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Step 1 of 4

Ctrl+D copies a formula that's already in a cell. You can also select the cells first, write the formula once and press **Ctrl+Enter** to put it in all of them.

Click **Continue** when you're ready.

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