June 20, 2013 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google When you want to fill a column in Excel with a given formula or value, you can do it the old fashioned way (select ...

You’re pasting like it’s 2005.

Q. What is the difference between a regular paste in Microsoft Excel and Paste Special? A. As an accountant, you know how to copy or cut and paste in Microsoft Excel. On PCs, it’s as simple as Ctrl+C ...

It’s not easy to fool Excel, but with a few extra clicks, you can work around this odd pasting behavior. If you paste formatted values into a cell with another applied format, the pasted format wins.