When you copy a cell or cells that has formulas and paste, you will see that the formulas and the values both get pasted in the destination cells. If you want to copy only the values but not the formulas then you can do so by performing the following steps:
1. Select the cell that has the formulas.
2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
3. Select the destination cell.
4. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click down arrow in Paste and click Paste Values.
Alternately, you can paste only the values by performing the first three steps and clicking Paste or pressing CTRL + V. You will see the Paste Options button at the lower right of the destination cell. Click the Paste Options button and click Values Only.
Note:
If you do not see the Paste Options button then click the Microsoft Office button and click Excel Options. Click Advanced from the left pane. In the right pane, click to place a checkmark besides Show Paste Options buttons and click OK.
Apr 12, 2011
Copy a cell to a range of cells in Excel 2007
To copy a cell to a range of cells, perform the following:
1. Click the source cell.
2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
3. Select the range of cells.
4. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.
You will see the marching ants around the source cell. When you see this, you can continue to paste data in other cells by clicking Paste from the Clipboard group.
To do a one time copy and paste, perform the following:
1. Click the source cell.
2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
3. Select the range of cells and press the ENTER key.
1. Click the source cell.
2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
3. Select the range of cells.
4. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.
You will see the marching ants around the source cell. When you see this, you can continue to paste data in other cells by clicking Paste from the Clipboard group.
To do a one time copy and paste, perform the following:
1. Click the source cell.
2. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
3. Select the range of cells and press the ENTER key.
Copy a cell to another cell in Excel 2007
To copy a cell to another cell, on the Home tab in the Clipboard group, click Copy. Click the destination cell and click Paste from the Clipboard group. That's it, you have copied a cell to another cell.
When you perform the copy and paste operation, all the information in the source cell that is the cell contents, formatting, comments, formulas are pasted in the destination cell.
Besides pasting all the information into the destination cell, you can paste any only formatting or comments or values or formulas or the link to the source cell. To do this, when you perform the paste operation, you will see the Paste Options button next to the copied cell. Click the Paste Options button and choose the option.
Things to know:
Keyboard shortcut for copy is CTRL + C and for paste CTRL + V.
When you perform the copy and paste operation, all the information in the source cell that is the cell contents, formatting, comments, formulas are pasted in the destination cell.
Besides pasting all the information into the destination cell, you can paste any only formatting or comments or values or formulas or the link to the source cell. To do this, when you perform the paste operation, you will see the Paste Options button next to the copied cell. Click the Paste Options button and choose the option.
Things to know:
Keyboard shortcut for copy is CTRL + C and for paste CTRL + V.
Apr 11, 2011
How many ways are there to copy a cell to another cell?
When it comes to copying data, Excel provides quiet a lot of options. The following are the options after you click the source cell:
1. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy. You may also press ALT + H + C.
2. Press CTRL + C from the keyboard.
3. Right-click the cell and click Copy.
4. Right-click the mouse and move the pointer over the border of the cell. The mouse cursor changes to the move pointer. Drag the cell to another location. You will see few options popping out. Click Copy Here.
1. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy. You may also press ALT + H + C.
2. Press CTRL + C from the keyboard.
3. Right-click the cell and click Copy.
4. Right-click the mouse and move the pointer over the border of the cell. The mouse cursor changes to the move pointer. Drag the cell to another location. You will see few options popping out. Click Copy Here.
Feb 4, 2011
Copy comments to other cells in Excel 2007
You add a comment in a particular cell and want the same comment to appear in multiple cells. You can copy the contents of the cell that has the comment and during the paste time you have to choose the option of pasting the comments. Performing the following steps to paste comments:
1. Click a cell that has the comment and press Ctrl + C or from the Home tab, click Copy from the Clipboard group.
2. Click the cell that needs the comment to be pasted and then press Ctrl + Alt + V or from the Home tab, click the arrow mark that is present in Paste and click Paste Special...
3. From the Paste Special dialog box that opens, click Comments.
4. Click OK.
1. Click a cell that has the comment and press Ctrl + C or from the Home tab, click Copy from the Clipboard group.
2. Click the cell that needs the comment to be pasted and then press Ctrl + Alt + V or from the Home tab, click the arrow mark that is present in Paste and click Paste Special...
3. From the Paste Special dialog box that opens, click Comments.
4. Click OK.
Ctrl + Alt + V (Ctrl Alt V) is the keyboard shortcut to open the Paste Special dialog box.
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