Randomly insert values from the specified list or column (without repeats) in Excel

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To randomly fill values from a given list of data in Excel, we can apply the RANDBETWEEN function and VLOOKUP function to get it done as follows:

Step 1: Right click the column of given list, and select Insert from right-clicking menu.

Step 2: In the inserted column, type NO. as column heading, and then type sequence numbers into following cells as above screenshot:

Step 3: Fill specified cells randomly from the given list:

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The RANDBETWEEN function and VLOOKUP function can easily help you to randomly fill names from the given list in Excel. However, this method leaves two problems:

1. The random names change once current worksheet refreshes, such as enter a new formula in the worksheet, or just double-click into a cell and then leave, etc.
2.  Duplicate names are filled in the specified cells occasionally.

To randomly fill names from the given list without duplicates, and keep all filled names static, you can try Kutools for Excel’s Insert Random Data utility to get it done with ease.

Step 1: Click Kutools > Insert > Insert Random Data.

Step 2: In the opening Insert Random Data dialog box, go to the Custom list tab, click the Add button; then in the opening Create Sequence dialog box, click the  button; in the new dialog box, specify the range of given name list; next click OK > Ok.

Step 3: Now the given name list is added as a custom list in the Insert Random Data dialog box. Select the range you will randomly fill names from the given list, click the Ok button or Apply button.

Note: To fill names randomly from the given list without duplicates, please check the Unique values option in the Insert Random Data dialog box. See above screen shot:

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