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How to repeat range of cells multiple times in Excel?

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You can easily repeat a range of cells in Excel by using copy and paste, but what if you need to repeat it multiple times without doing this manually each time? This tutorial will show you two efficient ways to repeat a range of cells multiple times, either by copying and pasting in one go, or by using a formula for dynamic updates.

Repeat range of cells multiple times by copying and pasting once a time

Repeat range of cells multiple times using a formula

Note: the methods provided in this tutorial are tested in Excel 2021, there may be some differences in different Excel versions.

Repeat range of cells multiple times by copy and paste once time

Select the range of cells that you want to repeat multiple times, then press "Ctrl" + "C" to copy it.
A screenshot of the copied range of cells ready to be pasted in Excel

Then select the number of rows of selected rows' multiple, the number is based on the times you want to repeat. For example, in this case, the number of selected rows is 4, and you want to repeat the rows in 2 times, and you need to select 8 (4*2) rows to paste. Press "Ctrl" + "V" to finish the repeating.
A screenshot showing the selected range of cells and the area for pasting in Excel  >>>  A screenshot of pasted repeated range of cells in Excel

Tip: If you want to copy the range of cells in noncontinuous cells, such as the below screenshot shows, please do as these:
A screenshot showing copied non-continuous cells in Excel

1. Select the range of cells that you want to repeat, and press "Ctrl" + "C" to copy it.
A screenshot showing the range of cells copied in Excel

2. Then select the range that contains the blank cells you want to place the repeated cells, press "Ctrl" + "G" to enable the "Go To" dialog, and click "Special".
A screenshot of the Go To dialog box with Special option selected in Excel

3. In the "Go To Special" dialog, click "Blanks" option, then click "OK". Now only the blank cells are selected.
A screenshot showing the Blanks option selected in the Go To Special dialog box in Excel  >>>  A screenshot of blank cells selected in Excel ready to paste copied range

Now press "Ctrl" + "V" to paste the cells you just copied.
"A screenshot showing copied non-continuous cells in Excel"

Repeat range of cells multiple times using a formula

If you want to repeat range of cells multiple times and auto-update the data if you change, here is a formula that can help you.

For instance, here in column A of the sheet named Country lists some country names.
A screenshot of country names listed in column A in Excel

Now repeat the column of country names in the sheet named Repeat, please use the formula in cell A2 in sheet Repeat like this:

=IF(ISBLANK(INDIRECT("Country!A"&ROW(A2))),INDIRECT("Repeat!A"&(ROWS($A$2:A2)-(COUNTA(Country!A:A)-2))),Country!A2)

Press "Enter" key, and it will get the first country name of the list in column A of sheet Country. Drag auto fill handle down to repeat the country names.
A screenshot of the formula in Excel to repeat the country names

If the original data in sheet Country changes (add or delete or change contents), the data in sheet Repeat will be auto-changed.
A screenshot showing auto-updating of repeated country names in Excel

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