Inserting copied cells

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Inserting copied cells

You sometimes want to insert copied cells in a place that already contains values. If you only want to move these values rather than overwrite them when pasting something from the clipboard, you have the following option:

The ribbon command Home | group Cells | Insert insert_cells_icon | Insert copied cells inserts cells, rows or columns from the clipboard into the worksheet.

insert_cells_dialog

The program opens a dialog box in which you can select how the cells should be inserted:

Move cells down

The copied cells from the clipboard are pasted into the selected place.
The cells below the insertion will be moved down.

Move cells to the right

The copied cells from the clipboard are pasted into the selected place.
The cells to the right of the insertion will be moved further to the right.

Insert complete rows

The copied rows from the clipboard are pasted into the selected place.
The rows below the insertion will be moved down.        

Insert complete columns

The copied columns from the clipboard are pasted into the selected place.
The columns to the right of the insertion will be moved further to the right.