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How to not overwrite cells in filtered table using copy and paste values
Hi,
I have search for an answer to this question without satisfactory results. I hope someone here at the forum can help me out.
The problem is that sometimes when I copy and past a value from one cell into many cells in a filtered table, the value also gets copied into invisible cells. I have found that it may have to do with the selected pasting option. Because it seems as if the problem only occurs (but I am not sure) if I copy and paste “values” (or formulas, or any other pasting option other than the default paste option). Is there any way to make sure that Excel only copies and past even formulas or values into visible cells?
Example.
Pic 1 - In the table below I will filter column A and only see the rows with “Jan”.
Pic 2 - I then write “ok” in the first cell and copy and paste (using keyboard shortcuts, ctrl c, ctrl + spacebar and then ctrl v) that into all the rows matching the value “Jan”.
Pic 3 – The result is fine.
Pic 4 – I did the same thing but copy and pasted “values” into all visible cells instead of using keyboard shortcuts. The result is as you can see that all cells got the “ok”.
Thanks in advance for any help given.
Brgs,
Victor