Generate Massive Data Sets in Minutes with Excel

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Populating Employee ID column
3. Populating Name column
4. Populating Designation column
5. Populating Operations and Location columns
6. Populating Date of Joining column
7. Populating Gender column
8. Populating Age and Salary columns
9. Populating Mobile Number column
10. Conclusion

Introduction

In this article, we will explore how to convert a blank Excel sheet into a sheet with a million rows in under two minutes. Along the way, we will learn some useful Excel functions like Autofill, Random Between, Choose, Care, Concatenation, and more. We will use these functions to populate various columns such as Employee ID, Name, Designation, Operations, Location, Date of Joining, Gender, Age, Salary, and Mobile Number. By following the step-by-step instructions provided here, you will be able to quickly and efficiently populate a large amount of data in your Excel sheet. So let's get started!

Populating Employee ID column

To begin, we will populate the Employee ID column with a million unique values. We will start by entering 1 in the first row and then use the Autofill function with its Series feature to populate the remaining rows. By checking the "Columns" option and specifying "1,000,000" as the top value, we can easily populate the entire column with unique values.

Populating Name column

Next, we will use three Excel functions - Random Between, Care, and Concatenate - to populate the Name column with random names. The Random Between function will provide a random value between a specified lower and upper limit, which we will use to generate a corresponding character value using the Care function. By combining these character values using the Concatenate function, we can create unique random names. By copying and pasting these formulas multiple times, we can quickly populate the entire column with a million random names.

Populating Designation column

Moving on to the Designation column, we will use the Choose and Random Between functions to populate this column with random designations. The Random Between function will give us a random value between a specified lower and upper limit, and the Choose function will return the corresponding designation based on the index number generated by the Random Between function. By double-clicking on the bottom right corner of the cell with the formula, we can easily copy it to the remaining rows and populate the entire column with random designations.

Populating Operations and Location columns

Similarly, we will use the Choose function along with the Random Between function to populate the Operations and Location columns. The Choose function will return different values based on the index number generated by the Random Between function. By carefully specifying the range of values and their corresponding outputs in the Choose function, we can ensure that the correct values are populated in each row. By double-clicking on the bottom right corner of the cell with the formula, we can quickly populate these columns for a million rows.

Populating Date of Joining column

To populate the Date of Joining column, we will use the Random Between function along with the Date and Today functions. The Random Between function will give us a random value between a specified lower and upper limit, which we will use in conjunction with the Date function to generate a random date. The Today function will provide us with the current system date. By specifying the appropriate range of years, months, and days in the Date function, we can ensure that the randomly generated dates fall within the desired range. By changing the data type of the cells to date format, we can display the generated dates correctly.

Populating Gender, Age, and Salary columns

The Gender column can be easily populated using the Choose and Random Between functions similar to the previous columns. The Age and Salary columns can also be filled using the Random Between function, specifying the appropriate range of values for each column.

Populating Mobile Number column

For the final column, we need to populate a unique mobile number for each employee. We can start with a random but meaningful-looking number and then use the Fill Series feature to copy the number to each row, making sure it remains unique.

Conclusion

In conclusion, by utilizing various Excel functions such as Autofill, Random Between, Choose, Care, Concatenation, and more, we can efficiently populate a blank Excel sheet with a million rows of data. Whether it's generating unique IDs, random names, designations, or other data, Excel provides powerful tools to streamline the process. By following the step-by-step instructions provided in this article, you can quickly populate large amounts of data and save time and effort in managing your Excel sheets.