Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 20, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you want to copy the contents of a cell without formatting, you can easily do so by using the Paste Special feature of Excel. Simply follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Paste Special dialog box.
In step 5 you could have chosen the Values radio button, but Excel would not have transferred any formulas. Instead, it would have pasted the results of formulas, as if they were static values. In other words, to truly copy cell contents, you must use the Formulas radio button.
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2023-04-12 11:01:05
Robert Lespérance
If I want to copy the content without any format of one Excel cell and paste it in another app (Mail or Message) ... how do I do that ?
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