Monday, October 22, 2018

Keyboard shortcuts for Paste Special options

Keyboard shortcuts for Paste Special options

If you want to paste only a specific aspect of the copied data like its formatting or value, you would use one of the Paste Special options. After you've copied the data, press Ctrl+Alt+V, or Alt+E+S to open the Paste Special dialog.

Paste Special Dialog box

Tip:  You can also click Home > Paste > Paste Special.

To pick an option, press the underlined letter for that option. For example, press the letter C to pick the Comments option.

Pick this option

To

Keyboard shortcut

All

Paste all cell contents and formatting.

Press A

Formulas

Paste only the formulas as entered in the formula bar.

Press F

Values

Paste only the values (not the formulas).

Press V

Formats

Paste only the copied formatting.

Press T

Comments

Paste only comments attached to the cell.

Press C

Validation

Paste only the data validation settings from copied cells.

Press N

All using Source theme

Paste all cell contents and formatting from copied cells.

Press H

All except borders

Paste all cell contents without borders.

Press X

Column widths

Paste only column widths from copied cells.

Press W

Formulas and number formats

Paste only formulas and number formats from copied cells.

Press R

Values and number formats

Paste only the values (not formulas) and number formats from copied cells.

Press U

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