How do I do a clean paste

K

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
 
J

JE McGimpsey

kevs <[email protected]> said:
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
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Not sure what dialog you're seeing with 9 buttons...

What are you trying to paste (special)?
 
B

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
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To just past the text, select values.
 
K

kevs

To just past the text, select values.
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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
 
P

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.

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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
 
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