How do I do a clean paste

[kevs]

Most of the trouble I get into with Excel is when I paste.

So I want to start using paste special.

Only weird thing is it says paste, all, then 9 button (most of which I don't
know or understand)

So you have to either select all or one of the buttons.

Should not there be a way to not have to select one of the buttons? A way to
just paste text and nothing else? Thanks

Kevs


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Most of the trouble I get into with Excel is when I paste.

So I want to start using paste special.

Only weird thing is it says paste, all, then 9 button (most of which I don't
know or understand)

So you have to either select all or one of the buttons.

Should not there be a way to not have to select one of the buttons? A way to
just paste text and nothing else? Thanks

Not sure what dialog you're seeing with 9 buttons...

What are you trying to paste (special)?

 

[Bob Greenblatt]

Most of the trouble I get into with Excel is when I paste.

So I want to start using paste special.

Only weird thing is it says paste, all, then 9 button (most of which I don't
know or understand)

So you have to either select all or one of the buttons.

Should not there be a way to not have to select one of the buttons? A way to
just paste text and nothing else? Thanks

Kevs


OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

To just past the text, select values.

 

[kevs]

To just past the text, select values.

Ok thanks Bob, I'm going to trust you that instead of putting the incredibly
simple word "text' Excel put values and that is text. I wont venture to
guess why they can't put text.






OS 10.4.7
Office 2004

 

[PhilD]

Ok thanks Bob, I'm going to trust you that instead of putting the incredibly
simple word "text' Excel put values and that is text. I wont venture to
guess why they can't put text.

OS 10.4.7
Office 2004- Hide quoted text -

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Because "values" can be numbers, too. Then they'd have to write "text
or number", which would cause unwarrented confusion amongst some
users.

PhilD