However, when you're creating a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, the double-click shortcut can be just as useful. In this guide, I'll share 11 of my favorite double-click Excel tricks. After typing a ...

1. Drag the Fill Handle of a single cell to copy that cell. The Fill Handle is at the bottom right of any selected cell or group of cells. 2. Drag the Fill Handle of a cell containing January, Jan, ...

Use the Fill Handle to instantly copy down: When creating a formula or entering numbers or text into a cell, dragging the contents of that cell down a long column can be time-consuming and tedious.

Click on the formula bar and close the bracket. Hit Enter. When you are done, use the Fill Handle to copy the formula to all the cells.

If Excel is not highlighting cells in the formula, enable 'Allow editing directly in cells' and 'Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop' in Excel options.