keep source format when pasting

Copper Contributor

Want to copy and past cells and keep source formatting. When I copy and go to paste nothing drops down in the paste menu...then when I paste it is all messed up! Help

5 Replies

@wordent 

On which Excel you are (Android, Mac, Windows) and which edition?

windows

@wordent 

If this menu is not available

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do you see one from right click menu?

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@Sergei Baklan 

 

hi, I know it is an old post, but i am facing a very similar issue.

When trying to copy SQL formatted text from Azure, Eclipse... into MS Word (Office 365) it does keep the Target (Word) formatting.

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So the SQL formatting gets lost:

 

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I´ve followed as per suggestions:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/control-the-formatting-when-you-paste-text-20156a41-520e-...

But still "Paste Special" options still do not appear:

 

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Any suggestion ?