Tag Archives: Paste Special

Shortcut: Copying unformatted text

Oftentimes, I need to copy a cell’s contents into another application, usually Word or my email client. And often, I simply want the contents, not the associated formatting. For many applications (Word included), you have the Paste Special… option. But … Continue reading →

Paste Special between Excel instances

If you have two instances of Excel open, you can’t Copy | Paste Special between the two. Which can be a bit of a pain. Instead, create a new spreadsheet in the destination instance, paste into that, and then Copy … Continue reading →