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Copy/paste no longer working in Excel
Sometime in the last few months the copy/paste function within Excel (Office 365 version) stopped working for me. I have updated Windows and all Office apps to the latest version but that hasn't fix...
- I’d recommend that everyone having thus issue goes to File > Feedback and send a frown, putting your details in the section and start it [Can’t Copy Paste]
Also what version is everyone in who’s having this problem ? File > Account
It will read something like
Semi Annual Channel
Build 1234.567
Hi Jon,
I have the exact same problem on both my surface pro 4 and on my freshly formatted desktop pc.
In Excel 2016, I cannot copy any cells. The dashed lines will show briefly and then disappears.. A copied cell usually have the dashed lines circling it all the time.
When I try to paste, a left bracket shows up. " ( "
Can anyone help us solve this mysterious problem..?
- Do the suggestions by jbosari on this page help? http://www.tomsguide.com/forum/244522-49-excel-copy-paste-issue-help
Hi Jan, none of the methods work.
Below is a sample of my freshly formatted PC and freshly installed Microsoft Office 2016.
What I did was:
1) Select the A cell and press Ctrl+C2) Select the B cell and press Ctrl+C
3) Select the C cell and press Ctrl+C
As you can see, there is this bracket ( somehow automatically copied on top of the A/B/C selections. This is really weird..
- In that case I am out of ideas I'm afraid!
- I don’t know why but you can resolve the issue by copy pasting (or drag to paste if it is multiple cells) then after you paste press save again and it will calculate base on the formula. The save option after pasting is what will resolve your problem. I hope this helps.
