I have built a spreadsheet that uses the same names over and over but because
I have an empty row between each pair of entries, the text doesn't fill in
automatically when I start typing in a cell below a blank row.
Yes, adding blank rows fouls up more than one thing in Excel. If the blank row
is there for cosmetic purposes -- to provide space, get rid of the blank rows,
then adjust the row height for the 1st entry of each pair.