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Copying a Worksheet

Summary: Duplicating an Excel worksheet is easy with the Edit menu. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003.)

There are many times I have needed to duplicate a worksheet. Often it is because I have spent quite a bit of time developing a worksheet, and I want to use it as a starting point for another worksheet. Excel lets you copy worksheets in the following manner:

  1. Make sure the worksheet you want to copy is displayed.
  2. Choose Move or Copy Sheet from the Edit menu. This displays the Move or Copy dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
  3. If you want to copy the worksheet to another workbook, select that workbook's name in the To Book pull-down list. (The target workbook must be open within Excel.)
  4. In the Before Sheet list, select the worksheet that should come after the worksheet you selected in step 1.
  5. Make sure the Create a Copy check box is selected.
  6. Click on OK. The worksheets are reordered.

There is a faster way to copy worksheets in the same workbook. All you need to do is hold down the Ctrl key as you drag a worksheet tab to a new position in the workbook. Excel automatically copies the worksheet to the new position, leaving the old sheet intact.

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (2684) applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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