How to Fill a Series on Google Sheets on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to copy a value or formula to a series of cells using Google Sheets for Android.

Quick Guide: Dragging Formulas on the Google Sheets App

  1. Tap the cell with the formula you want to drag to other cells.
  2. Use your finger to drag the blue border around all the cells you want to select.
  3. Tap on the cells you just highlighted.
  4. Select Autofill from the contextual menu.
1

Open a Google Sheets file.

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  1. This opens the file for editing. [1]
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2

Tap the first cell in the series.

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  1. The cell is now surrounded by a blue border. [2]
3

Tap and drag the blue border to the end of the series.

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  1. The entire area is now highlighted. [3]
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4

Tap the highlighted area.

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  1. A pop-up will appear. [4]
5

Tap "Autofill."

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  1. The first cell’s value is now applied to every cell in the series. [5]
    • If the value of the first cell contains dates or numbers, the other selected cells will fill with a series that continues the pattern.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.google.com/docs/answer/49114#zippy=%2Cview-a-file
      2. ↑ https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/googlespreadsheets/getting-started-with-google-sheets/1/
      3. ↑ https://support.google.com/docs/answer/75509?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1
      4. ↑ https://support.google.com/docs/answer/75509?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1
      5. ↑ https://support.google.com/docs/answer/75509?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid

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      1. Open Sheets .
      2. Tap a file.
      3. Tap the first cell.
      4. Drag the border to the end of the series.
      5. Tap and hold the selected area.
      6. Tap ⁝ .
      7. Tap AUTOFILL .

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