seriously though, I think a copilot-like ML to improve flash fill is a genuinely amazing idea which could save insane hours, especially with people less familiar with complex formulas/coding
Not quite what I meant. Basically you fill in some cells, and then expand the region and Excel will autofill. For example if you have
Full Name | Nickname
Smith, John | Johnny
Ayers, Danielle | Dani
McDougle, Jack | Jack
Jason, Charles |
James, Trent |
Myers, Jessica |
David, Katherine |
And if you select the first 4 entries on the right and drag down, it will fill in the last 4.