How do I add periods to complete a word in a cell?

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David Billigmeier

Assume your names are in the range A1:A1000, enter this formula in B1 (array
formula so enter it with Ctrl+Shift+Enter) and drag down:

=CONCATENATE(A1,REPT(".",MAX(LEN($A$1:$A$1000))-LEN(A1)))
 
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Earl Kiosterud

Renee,

I think you're asking how to get Excel to complete a cell with known values
(like Brian's full name when you've only started to type it). But I'm not
at all sure. If so, post back. There's a way.
 
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Renee R.

No... not exactly. I want the cell to be completed with all periods after
each name. I have one name per cell from A7 down to A50... and after each
name I want to see periods up to the end of the cell.
 
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Dave Peterson

Kind of like leaders in table of contents?

You could apply a custom format
format|Cells|number tab|Custom category:

@*.
 
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