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🗑️ Remove Empty Rows and Fill Blank Cells

Deletes rows and columns that are completely empty and fills blank cells with a value of your choice or with the value from the cell above.

🔒 Works offline — your file never leaves your computer

What it does

Deletes rows in which every cell is empty
Deletes columns that have no values below the header
Fills empty cells with a fixed value, for example N/A or 0
Or fills empty cells with the value from the cell above — ideal for grouped reports where a name is written only once
Dates and numbers that are copied down keep their format

Example

Before	After
Row with no values at all	deleted
Region: (empty) under "West"	Region: West (fill down)
Phone: (empty)	Phone: N/A (fixed value)

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How it works

Download the toolClick the red button and save the file to your computer.

Open it in your web browserDouble-click the downloaded file. It opens in your browser — not in Excel. No installation, no account.

Choose your Excel file and save the cleaned copyClick "Run", check the before/after examples on screen, then save. Your original file stays untouched.

Good to know

Always keep a copy of your original file as a backup and check the cleaned copy before you use it.
Cells that contain only spaces count as empty.
Rows that are completely empty are never filled — they are either deleted or left as they are.
Reads .xlsx, .xls and .csv files and saves the result as a new .xlsx file.
Only the first worksheet is cleaned. Other worksheets and title rows above your table are kept unchanged.
Values, dates and number formats are kept. Cell colors and fonts are not carried over to the cleaned copy.
The tools are provided free of charge and "as is". We have built and tested them with great care, but we cannot guarantee that every entry is recognized or changed correctly. As far as permitted by law, we accept no liability for results or any damage arising from their use. See Legal Notice & Disclaimer.

More about this tool

Empty rows and columns sneak into spreadsheets through copy-paste, exports from other programs or lists that were combined from several files. They break sorting and filtering, and blank cells cause formula errors and gaps in pivot tables.

This tool cleans that up in one step. Completely empty rows and columns are deleted. Blank cells inside your table can be filled with a value you choose, or with the value from the cell above — the classic fix for reports where a customer or region name only appears in the first row of each group.

You open the tool in your browser, pick your Excel or CSV file, choose what should happen and save a cleaned copy. Your original file is not changed and nothing is uploaded.

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