Drag Down (Excel Shortcut)

Last Updated: January 10, 2024
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To drag down values from the above cell to the active cell you need to press the keyboard shortcut Control + D. You can use this key for a single cell, or you can also drag values to a range of cells by selecting all those cells.

Shortcut to Drag Down

Ctrl + R

In the above example, we have selected the range A1 to A8 and now when you press the shortcut key it drags down the values up to the cell A8.

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Apart from this, if you want to drag values to the right side you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + R.

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