Advanced · Lesson 11 of 12

Formulas that fill many cells

One formula, many results

Some formulas give back a whole list, which flows into the cells below. This is called spilling, and it needs Excel 2021 or Microsoft 365.

=UNIQUE(A2:A6)

Live filtered lists

FILTER shows the rows that pass a test, and updates when the data changes.

=FILTER(A2:B5,B2:B5>100)

Leave room to spill

If something is in the way you will see #SPILL!. Clear the cells in the dashed outline to fix it.

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