Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Quickly Copying Worksheets.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated April 13, 2019)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you need to make a copy of a worksheet, you probably already know that you can use the Move or Copy Sheet option from the Edit menu. There is a quicker way to make a copy, however. All you need to do is follow these steps:
That's it! Excel makes an exact copy of the worksheet, depositing it at the point where you released the mouse button.
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2019-04-15 22:53:06
Felix A. Keller
"Quickly Copying Worksheets" is not working, at least not in Excel for Mac Version 16.22
2019-04-13 14:57:51
Dave Onorato, CFC
The <Ctrl> and drag technique is great. And it works in many places. Try it when dragging the border of a selected cel, and it copies.
But it is excellent for any graphic, just Ctrl and drag.
It also works in MANY places throughout the Office Suite
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here:
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