Turn automatic completion of cell entries on or off

Applies To
Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel 2024 Excel 2021 Excel 2019 Excel 2016

Microsoft Office Excel completes text entries that you start to type in a column of data — if the first few letters that you type match an existing entry in that column. If you want to stop automatic completion, you can turn this option off.

  1. Select File > Options.
  2. Select Advanced, and then under Editing options, select or clear the Enable AutoComplete for cell values check box to turn this option on or off.

Tip

For information about how to manage Copilot formula suggestions, see Turn Copilot formula suggestions on or off in Excel.

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