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am I the only one that finds this feature distracting and unhelpful? Most of the times the recommendations are wrong, and then it's just more visual noise/keys

• n8cpdx 5y ago
  Do you try giving more examples? I find it usually only takes a few corrections to get it right. You can turn it off if you don't like it. https://superuser.com/questions/766967/how-can-i-turn-off-flash-fill-automatically-in-excel-2013 https://superuser.com/questions/766967/how-can-i-turn-off-fl...
• pophenat 5y ago
  It's mostly correct in my experience, but maybe it's because I've learned what it can/can't do. And when it does what it is supposed to do, it can be very useful.
• copperx 5y ago
  You might be alone in that. Flash Fill saves me from doing so much manual work that I consider it a killer feature of Excel. I will never try another spreadsheet software until they get flash fill functionality (and I believe the feature is encumbered by patents, and hard to replicate anyways unless you are versed in program synthesis).
• sumitgulwani 5y ago
  Thank you for your feedback. I would love to get more insights into your use cases---we can use them as inspiration as we continue to improve the technology in this space. Please feel free to send us your use cases where Flash Fill fails at prose-contact@microsoft.com. You may consider watching this 5-minute video segment starting at 4:30 to get a sense of the current scope of Flash Fill (i.e., when it is expected to work, and when it isn't): <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YXge3C8RI&t=270s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YXge3C8RI&t=270s>