How to Turn Off Auto Complete in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets

Microsoft Excel

1. Launch your Microsoft Excel application and navigate to the File tab located at the top-left corner of the screen.
2. In the drop-down menu, choose Options, this will open up a dialog box that allows you to alter Excel's settings.
3. Within the dialog box, select the Advanced tab on the left-hand side.
4. Once there, scroll down until you discover the section labelled Editing options.
5. Within this section, find and deselect the checkbox that reads Enable AutoComplete for cell values.
6. Confirm your changes by clicking OK.

Google Sheets

1. Open up your preferred Google Sheets document.
2. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose the Tools option.
3. A drop-down menu will appear. Look for and select Enable Autocomplete. This is where you can toggle Google Sheets' auto-complete feature on and off.
4. If it's already checked, give it another click to disable auto-complete.

Summary In this tutorial, you have learned how to disable the auto-complete feature in both Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Understanding how to navigate these applications and manipulate these settings can help streamline your data entry process, ensuring accuracy and efficiency when working with extensive datasets.