


Then try the pasting and I'll give odds it goes just fine.Īll those other approaches work too, they just require some to a LOT of extra work and other programs and so on. But basically, clear ALL those checkboxes, not hard to check them again if you really DO want to do Text to Columns, so, you know. Why? Um, who knows? Surprisingly, not many even seem to have seen this either. It goes more mutli-cells, right to left, for spaces, but I've seen it go multi-line as well with internet data. If, for instance, Space is checked, you will see the data you wanted on separate lines in a single cell broken into wholely separate cells like you show. If the only one checked is Tab, you will be able to paste the kind of data you mention into a single cell with those individual bits on different lines in that cell, just as you wish here. Now you have the list of possible delimiters Excel expects adn the ability to specify a nice "Other" if you'd like. Use the 'Alt' + semicolon keyboard method The 'Alt' + semicolon keyboard method 'Command' + 'Shift' +. Use the Fill function The Fill function is useful when you want to copy data from one column to an adjacent column. The dialogue box appears and choose Delimited, then Next. Consider the following simple ways you can paste only to visible cells: 1. Now you should see the pasted range in the new location in your spreadsheet. Hold your mouse on the lower-right of the cell containing the. To paste the range of cells, press CTRL + V. Type a comma in the cell next to the first ID 3. Select some data, even a single cell, and click in the Ribbon to start that function. Insert an empty column next to your IDs 2. The choices currently "set" in the Data|Text to Columns functionality in the Ribbon change how Paste puts this data into a cell. Here's an "interesting" "funny" thing about pasting like this in Excel.
