Copy data from excel

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Take advantage of the streamlined editing, powerful querying, and helpful reporting capabilities in Access by copying data from an Excel spreadsheet. Put your data into an existing table or into a new, blank table.

Before you copy data, make sure it’s consistent and structured so that it copies cleanly.

Clean up your data

• All data in a column should be the same type and should have a similar format. For example, make sure all phone numbers include an area code but no country prefix, all addresses include city and state but no country, and all prices include cents—even if you list .00.

• Remove any subheadings, summary or comment rows, and blank rows.

  Note: If necessary, add these back later using Access query and report grouping and totaling.

  If you’re pasting the data into an existing Access table, make sure that your spreadsheet has the same number of columns—in the same order—as the Access table. (On the other hand, if you’re planning to create a new Access table with this data, name and order the columns however you prefer.)

  Tip: It’s good database practice to list each discrete piece of information in its own column. For example, separate first name and last name into different columns, and separate street address, city, state, and postal code.

Add Excel data to a new table

1. Select and copy the data in Excel that you want to add to the table.

2. In Access, select Home > Paste.

3. To indicate whether the first row of your data contains column headings, select Yes or No.

4. If you’d like to, rename the table and fields.

Add Excel data to an existing table

1. Select and copy the data in Excel that you want to add to the table.

2. In Access, open the table you want to paste the data into.

3. At the end of the table, select an empty row.

4. Select Home > Paste > Paste Append.

When you copy Excel data into an Access database, your original data in Excel remains unchanged.

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When working with data in Excel, you would often have a need to copy some tables from Excel into an MS Word document.

While there is no built-in option in Excel to convert an entire Excel file to Word, you can easily copy and paste the data from an Excel document to Word.

In this tutorial, I will show you multiple ways to copy data from an Excel Worksheet into a Word document.

Copy Paste Excel Table as Plain Text in MS Word

If all you want is to copy and paste a table from Excel to Word, you can do that with a simple copy paste.

It allows you to get the static table in Word, where you can then format it (and change it if you want).

The downside of this method is that in case there are any formulas in the data, that won’t work. And since this is static table, any changes you make in Excel will not get reflected in the table you copied to Word.

But in most cases, this is exactly what you want.

Let’s see how to do this.

Suppose you have a dataset as shown below and you want to copy this data from Excel and insert it into Word.

Below are the steps to do this:

1. Select the data in Excel that you want to copy to Word
2. Right-click and then click on Copy (or use the keyboard shortcut Control + C in Windows or Command + C in Mac)

1. Open the Word document where you want to insert this data
2. Place the cursor where you want this data in the Word document
3. Go to the Home tab in Word and click on Paste (or use the keyboard shortcut Control + V)

The above steps would copy the data from Excel and paste it as a static table in the Word document.

Once you have the table in Word, you can format and work with it just like any other table that you insert in Word.

A couple of things to note when using this method:

• If there are any formulas in the table in Excel, they won’t be copied. In my example, I have the formulas in the Total row, but when copied to Word, these are static values. If you make any changes to any data, you will have to manually adjust the formula values as well
• If you don’t want to get copy the formatting from Excel and would rather want to use the formatting of the Word document, you can use the option Use Destination Style option. It shows up when you click on the Paste Options icon after you have pasted the table in Word.

Embed Excel Table into Word (as a Linked Object)

In the above method, we copied the data from Excel and inserted it as a static table into Word.

Another option that you can use is to copy and paste the table into a Word document and keep the two tables linked.

This way, if you make any changes in the Excel table that you copied, you will see that these are reflected in real-time in the table in Word as well.

This is quite useful when there is a possibility that you may have to update the data in Excel and it would also need to be updated in Word. By having the linked table, you only need to make changes in Excel data and these would automatically get reflected in the table you copied to Word.

Let me show you how this works.

Suppose you have a table as shown below and you want to copy it from Excel to MS Word and keep this linked.

Below are the steps to do this:

1. Select the data in Excel that you want to copy to Word
2. Right-click and then click on Copy (or use the keyboard shortcut Control + C)
3. Open the Word document where you want to insert this data
4. Place the cursor where you want this data in the Word document
5. Go to the Home tab in Word and click on Paste drop-down (click on the small inverted arrow below the Paste Special icon)

1. In the options that show up, click on Paste Special

1. In the Paste Special dialog box, select the ‘Paste link’ option

1. Select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object from the listed options

1. Click OK

The above steps would insert the copied table in Word, where it’s still linked to the original table in Excel.

Now, if you go and make any changes in the table in Excel, you will see that the same is reflected in the table in Word (in real-time).

If for some reason your data doesn’t update in real-time, right-click on the table and click on the ‘Update Link’ option

Here are some things you need to know about this method:

• Since the two files are linked to each other, you will have to keep these together. If you’re sending the Word file to someone, you will also have to send them the Excel file, or the link would be broken and the data in Word would not update.
• Whenever the Word file opens, it will check for any updates in the Excel table. This works even if the Excel file is closed.

This method is best suited for situations where you have a large Excel file that has a lot of calculations/data/dashboards. By using this method, you can only copy a small part of the Excel file, while still being able to update the table when values change in Excel.

Embed Excel Table into Word

This is a really useful feature that MS Word offers. It allows you to embed an Excel document as a part of the Word document.

In the above method, I showed you how to keep the Excel and Word files together and keep them linked.

In this section, I will show you how to embed the Excel file within the Word document, so you won’t have to keep both the files (and only keep the Word file).

In layman terms, it’s as if you can open and work on an Excel worksheet from within the Word Document.

Let me show you what I mean.

Suppose you have a table in Excel as shown below that you want to copy to Word.

Below are the steps to insert this as an Embedded Excel object in Word:

1. Select the data in Excel that you want to copy to Word
2. Right-click and then click on Copy (or use the keyboard shortcut Control + C)
3. Open the Word document where you want to insert this data
4. Place the cursor where you want this data in the Word document
5. Go to the Home tab in Word and click on Paste drop-down (click on the small inverted arrow below the Paste Special icon)

1. In the options that show up, click on Paste Special

1. In the Paste Special dialog box, make sure the ‘Paste’ option is selected

1. Select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object from the listed options

1. Click OK

The above steps would insert the copied data from Excel to MS Word.

But what actually happnes in the backend in MS Word is that it creates a new Excel file (which is a part of the Word document itself) and shows you the table from that file.

If you double click on the table, you will notice that it opens the Excel file (from within the Word document). You get to see the familiar Excel interface while still being in the Word document.

You can make any change and also use functionality such as conditional formatting, and that would be reflected in the table. Also, any formulas you have in place would continue to work.

The biggest benefit of using this method is that you don’t have to worry about two separate files. Unlike the previous method, in this method, the Excel file is a part of the Word document.

So, if you save the Word file or share it with someone else, the Excel file would remain with it and the data would remain intact.

On the downside, if you use multiple such tables or if the data is large, it will lead to a heavy Word document (as it has to also bear the weight of the embedded Excel file).

Copy Excel Table as a Satic Image

If you’re preparing a report and all you want is a really easy way to show some table (without any need to change the data), you can insert that data as an image.

Doing this is really easy and images are also easier to manage in Word (such as placement and resizing).

With copying an images, you also have an option to link the image to the table in Excel. This way, if you make any changes in Excel table, it would be reflected in the table image in Word.

Inserting Copied Table as a Static Image in Word

Suppose you have a table as shown below in Excel:

Below are the steps to copy this table and insert it as an image in MS Word:

1. Select the data in Excel that you want to copy to Word
2. Right-click and then click on Copy (or use the keyboard shortcut Control + C)
3. Open the Word document where you want to insert this data
4. Place the cursor where you want this data in the Word document
5. Go to the Home tab in Word and click on Paste drop-down (click on the small inverted arrow below the Paste Special icon)
6. In the options that show up, click on Paste Special

1. In the Paste Special dialog box, make sure the ‘Paste’ option is selected

1. Select ‘Picture’ from the listed options

1. Click OK

The above steps would insert an image of the table in the Word document.

This is just like any other image and you can resize and format it.

Inserting Copied Table as a Linked Image in Word

If you like the flexibility of managing images in Word, and still want the table to be connected to the original Excel file, you can do that as well.

Suppose you have a table as shown below in Excel:

Below are the steps to copy this table and insert it as a linked image in MS Word:

1. Select the table in Excel
2. Right-click and then click on Copy (or use the keyboard shortcut Control + C)
3. Open the Word document where you want to insert this data
4. Place the cursor where you want this data in the Word document
5. Go to the Home tab in Word and click on Paste Special

1. In the Paste Special dialog box, select the ‘Paste Link’ option

1. Select ‘Picture’ from the listed options

1. Click OK

The above steps would again give you an image that you can easily resize and format.

But since this is linked to the original table in Excel, if you make any changes in the original table, these would also be reflected in the image.

Also, remember that since this image is linked to the original data, if you plan to share this Word document with someone else, you should also share the Excel File (in case you want the link to remain as is)

In case the excel file is not available or the name is changed, the image would be just like any other regular image.

So these are some of the ways you can use to copy a table for Excel and insert it into Word. In most cases, I prefer copying and pasting Excel tables as images, as these are easier to manage. In some cases, I also prefer the embed method which allows me to open the Excel file from within Word itself.

I hope you found this tutorial useful!

Other Excel tutorials you may also like:

• How to Save Excel Charts as Images (save as PNG, JPG, BMP)
• Microsoft Excel Won’t Open – How to Fix it! (6 Possible Solutions)
• How to Quickly Copy Chart (Graph) Format in Excel
• How to Copy Conditional Formatting to Another Cell in Excel
• How to Copy and Paste Formulas in Excel without Changing Cell References
• Copy and Paste Multiple Cells in Excel (Adjacent & Non-Adjacent)

Have you ever thought about what will you do if you need to transfer data from one Excel worksheet to another automatically?

or how will you update one Excel worksheet from another sheet, copy data from one sheet to another in Excel?

Keeping knowledge of these things is very important mainly when you are working with a large-size Excel worksheet having lots of data in it.

If you don’t have any clue about this, then this blog will help you out. As in this post, we will discuss how to copy data from one cell to another in Excel automatically?

Also, learn how to automatically update one Excel worksheet from another sheet, transfer data from one Excel worksheet to another automatically, and many more things in detail.

So, just go through this blog carefully.

Practical Scenario

Okay, first I should mention that I’m a complete amateur when it comes to excel. No VBA or macro experience, so if you’re not sure whether I know something yet, I probably don’t.

I have a workbook with 6 worksheets inside; one of the sheets is a master; it’s simply the other 6 sheets compiled into 1 big one. I need to set it up so that any new data entered into the new separate sheets is automatically entered into the master sheet, in the first blank row.

The columns are not the same across all the sheets. Hopefully, this will be easier for the pros here than it’s been for me, I’ve been banging my head against the wall on this one. I’ll be checking this thread religiously, so if you need any more information just let me know…

Thanks in advance for any help.

Source: https://ccm.net/forum/affich-1019001-automatically-update-master-worksheet-from-other-worksheets

Methods To Transfer Data From One Excel Workbook To Another

There are many different ways to transfer data from one Excel workbook to another and they are as follows:

Method #1: Automatically Update One Excel Worksheet From Another Sheet

In MS Excel workbook, we can easily update the data by linking one worksheet to another. This link is known as a dynamic formula that transfers data from one Excel workbook to another automatically.

One Excel workbook is called the source worksheet, where this link carries the worksheet data automatically, and the other workbook is called the destination worksheet in which it automatically updates the worksheet data and contains the link formula.

The following are the two different points to link the Excel workbook data for the automatic updates.

1) With the use of Copy and Paste option

• In the source worksheet, select and copy the data that you want to link in another worksheet
• Now in the destination worksheet, Paste the data where you have linked the cell source worksheet
• After that choose the Paste Link menu from the Other Paste Options in the Excel workbook

• Save all your work from the source worksheet before closing it

2) Manually enter the formula

• Open your destination worksheet, tap to the cell that is having a link formula and put an equal sign (=) across it
• Now go to the source sheet and tap to the cell which is having data. press Enter from your keyboard and save your tasks.

Note- Always remember one thing that the format of the source worksheet and the destination worksheet both are the same.

Method #2: Update Excel Spreadsheet With Data From Another Spreadsheet

To update Excel spreadsheets with data from another spreadsheet, just follow the points given below which will be applicable for the Excel version 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007.

• At first, go to the Data menu
• Select Refresh All option

• Here you have to see that when or how the connection is refreshed
• Now click on any cell that contains the connected data
• Again in the Data menu, click on the arrow which is next to Refresh All option and select Connection Properties

• After that in the Usage menu, set the options that you want to change
• On the Usage tab, set any options you want to change.

Note – If the size of the Excel data workbook is large, then I will recommend checking the Enable background refresh menu on a regular basis.

Method #3: How To Copy Data From One Cell To Another In Excel Automatically

To copy data from one cell to another in Excel, just go through the following points given below:

• First, open the source worksheet and the destination worksheet.
• In the source worksheet, navigate to the sheet that you want to move or copy
• Now, click on the Home menu and choose the Format option
• Then, select the Move Or Copy Sheet from the Organize Sheets part
• After that, again in the Home menu choose the Format option in the cells group
• Here in the Move Or Copy dialog option, select the target sheet and Excel will only display the open worksheets in the list

• Else, if you want to copy the worksheet instead of moving, then kindly make a copy of the Excel workbook before

• Lastly, select the OK button to copy or move the targeted Excel spreadsheet.

Method #4: How To Copy Data From One Sheet To Another In Excel Using Formula

You can copy data from one sheet to another in Excel using formula. Here are the steps to be followed:

• For copy and paste the Excel cell in the present Excel worksheet, as for example; copy cell A1 to D5, you can just select the destination cell D5, then enter =A1 and press the Enter key to get the A1 value.
• For copying and pasting cells from one worksheet to another worksheet such as copy cell A1 of Sheet1 to D5 of Sheet2, please select the cell D5 in Sheet2, then enter =Sheet1!A1 and press the Enter key to obtain the value.

Method #5: Copy Data From One Excel Sheet To Another Using Macros

With the help of macros, you can copy data from one worksheet to another but before this here are some important tips that you must take care of:

• You should keep the file extension correctly in your Excel workbook.
• It’s not necessary that your spreadsheet should be macro enable for doing the task.
• The code that you choose can also be stored in a different worksheet.
• As the codes already specify the details, so there is no need to activate the Excel workbook or cells first.
• Thus, given below is the code for performing this task.

Sub OpenWorkbook()
‘Open a workbook
‘Open method requires full file path to be referenced.
Workbooks.Open “C:UsersusernameDocumentsNew Data.xlsx”

‘Open method has additional parameters
‘Workbooks.Open(FileName, UpdateLinks, ReadOnly, Format, Password, WriteResPassword, IgnoreReadOnlyRecommended, Origin, Delimiter, Editable, Notify, Converter, AddToMru, Local, CorruptLoad)

End Sub

Sub CloseWorkbook()
‘Close a workbook
Workbooks(“New Data.xlsx”).Close SaveChanges:=True
‘Close method has additional parameters
‘Workbooks.Close(SaveChanges, Filename, RouteWorkbook)

End Sub

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Conclusion:

Well, I tried my level best to provide the best possible ways to transfer data from one Excel worksheet to another automatically. So from now on, you don’t have to worry about how to copy data from one cell to another in Excel automatically.

I hope you are satisfied with the above methods provided to you about Excel worksheet update.

Thus, make proper use of them and in the future also if you want to know about this, you can take the help of the specified solutions.

Import Linked or Unlinked Excel Worksheet Data into Word Files

by Avantix Learning Team | Updated February 1, 2021

Applies to: Microsoft^® Excel^®  and Word^® 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 or 365 (Windows)

You can easily copy or import Excel worksheet data into Word documents. When you import from an Excel file, you can choose to import linked or unlinked data. If it’s linked, you will be able to update, change and remove the links.

The following are three easy ways to import Excel data into Word by copying and pasting:

1. Copy the data in the Excel file, switch to the Word document and then paste the data where you want it to appear as a static copy.
2. Import the Excel data into the Word document as a linked OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) object so that when the Excel file changes, the Word document will update as well.
3. Create links to the Excel data in a Word table so that when the Excel file changes, the table will update.

If you choose the second or third method, you will need to ensure that the Excel file remains in the same location with the same name or manage the link(s) using Edit Links.

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Inserting unlinked Excel data

You can easily copy data from Excel and paste it into a Word document. Use this method if you do not need to update the Word file when the Excel data changes.

To insert unlinked Excel data into Word:

1. Open the Excel file.
2. Select the data you want to copy into the Word file.
3. Press Ctrl + C or right-click and select Copy from the drop-down menu.
4. Open the Word file.
5. Position the insertion point where you want the Excel data to appear.
6. Press Ctrl + V or right-click and choose Paste Values from the drop-down menu.
   

With this method, the Excel data will be copied into Word as a table and the Word file will not update when the Excel file changes. Because the data is pasted into a table, you can use Word’s table tools to format it and the file will be smaller because the data is not linked.

Inserting Excel data as a linked OLE object

You can insert an OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) object when you want to insert a linked copy of Excel data. However, one of the problems with this method is that the OLE object is like a picture of the cells and you would need to format the data in Excel to appear the way you want in the Word file.

To insert Excel data into Word as a linked OLE object:

1. Open the Excel source workbook.
2. Select the data you want to place in the Word file.
3. Press Ctrl + C or right-click and choose Copy from the drop-down menu.
4. Open the Word destination document.
5. Position the insertion point where you want the linked Excel data to appear.
6. Click the Home tab in the Ribbon and select the arrow below Paste. A drop-down menu appears.
7. Select Paste Special. A dialog box will appear.
8. Click Paste Link.
9. Under As, select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object.
10. Click OK.

Note the Paste link option on the left of the Paste Special dialog box:

You can double-click an OLE object to jump to the source Excel file.

Inserting linked Excel data into a Word table

You can insert Excel data as a table in Word where each cell is linked to the Excel data source. This is a great method because you can maintain links but format the data the way you want in Word.

To insert linked Excel data into a Word table:

1. Open the Excel source workbook.
2. Select the data you want to place in the Word file.
3. Press Ctrl + C or right-click and choose Copy from the drop-down menu.
4. Open the Word destination document.
5. Position the insertion point where you want the linked Excel data to appear.
6. Click the Home tab in the Ribbon and select the arrow below Paste. A drop-down menu appears.
7. Select Paste Special. A dialog box will appear.
8. Click Paste Link.
9. Under As, select HTML Format.
10. Click OK.

HTML format is selected by default in the Paste Special dialog box:

Click in the table in the Word document. As long as Field Shading When Selected is set in Word Options, each cell will appear with gray shading indicating that it is a field linked to Excel. You can format the table in Word.

Updating or managing links

One of the benefits of linking data is that information in a destination document updates when you change information in the source document. This typically occurs automatically if both documents are open. However, if you open a Word document with links and the Excel file is not open, Word should prompt you to update the links. You may also need to update links yourself or re-establish a link if the original Excel file has been moved or renamed.

To update or manage links:

1. Right-click a linked object or HTML table. A drop-down menu appears.
2. Choose Linked Worksheet Object and then Edit Links. A dialog box appears.
3. Under Update method for selected link, Automatic update is selected by default. You can choose Manual update if you do not want the data to update automatically. You would then need to click the link and click Update Now to update.
4. Make any other changes (such as breaking a link of changing the source for a link).
5. Click OK.

The Links dialog box below displays one link:

It’s not difficult to import Excel data into Word. Typically, the biggest issue occurs when other users move or rename the source Excel file but this can be managed using Edit Links and changing the source.

This article was first published on March 13, 2016 and has been updated for clarity and content.

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You should automatically be returned to Sheet 2, where the cell previously containing ‘=’ now contains the value you chose to transfer from Sheet 1.

Sheet 2 will automatically have changed the value to your chosen new value.

You should now see only the data you wanted to keep.

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Originally published Feb 3 2022, Updated Mar 22 2023

A table in Excel is a complex array with set of parameters. It can consist of values, text cells, formulas and be formatted in various ways (cells can have a certain alignment, color, text direction, special notes, etc.).

When you copy a table, sometimes you do not have to transfer all of its elements, but only some of its. Consider how this can be done.



The past special

It is very convenient to carry out the transfer of the data in the table using the past special. It allows you to select only those parameters that we need when copying. Let’s consider an example.

We have the table with the indicators for the presence of macaroni of certain brands in the warehouse of the store. It is clearly visible, how many kilograms were at the beginning of the month, how much of them were bought and sold, and also the balance at the end of the month. Two important columns are highlighted in different colors. The balance at the end of the month is calculated by the elementary formula.

We will try to use the PAST SPECIAL command and copy all the data.

First we select the existing table, right click the menu and click on COPY.

In the free cell, we call the menu again with the right button and press the PAST SPECIAL.

If we leave everything as is by default and just click OK, the table will be inserted completely, with all its parameters.

Let’s try to experiment. In the PAST SPECIAL we choose another item, for example, FORMULAS. We have already received an unformatted table, but with working formulas.

Now we will insert not the formulas, but only the VALUES of the results of calculations.

That a new table with values to get the appearance similar to the sample, you need to select it and insert the FORMATS using a special insert.

Now let’s try to choose the item WITHOUT FRAME. We got the full table, but only without the allocated borders.

The wholesome advice! To migrate the format along with the size of the columns, you need to select not the range of the source table, but the entire columns (in this case, the A: F range) before the copying.

Similarly, you can experiment with each item of the PAST SPECIAL to see clearly how it works.



Transfer of data to another sheet

Transferring data to other worksheets in the Excel workbook allows you to link multiple tables. This is convenient because when you replace a value on one sheet, the values change on all the others. When creating annual reports, this is an indispensable thing.

Consider how this works. For a start we rename Excel sheets in months. Then, with the helping of the PAST SPECIAL that we already know, we move the table to February and remove the values from the three columns:

1. At the beginning of the month.
2. The incoming.
3. The expense.

The column «At the end of the month» is given by the formula, so when you delete values from the previous columns, it is automatically reset to zero.

We will transfer to the data on the remainder of macaroni of each brand from January to February. This is done in a couple of clicks.

1. On the FEBRUARY sheet we place the cursor in the cell, indicating the amount of macaroni of grade A at the beginning of the month. You can see the picture above — this will be cell D3.
2. We put in this cell to the sign EQUAL.
3. Go to the JANUARY sheet and click on the cell showing the amount of macaroni of grade A at the end of the month (in this case it is cell F2).

We get the following: in the cell C2 the formula was formed, which sends us to the cell F2 of the JANUARY sheet. Stretch the formula down to know the amount of macaroni of each brand at the beginning of February.

Similarly, you can transfer the data to all months and get to the visual annual report.

Data transfer to another file

Similarly, you can transfer data from one file to another one. This book in our example is called EXCEL. Create another one and name it EXAMPLE.

Note. You can create new Excel files even in different folders. The program will automatically search for the specified book, regardless of which folder and on what drive of the computer it is located.

We copy in the book EXAMPLE to the table using the same PAST SPECIAL and again delete the values from the three columns. We will perform the same actions as in the previous paragraph, but we will not go to another sheet, but to another book only.

We have received to the new formula, which shows that the cell refers to the book EXCEL. And we see that the cell =[raports.xlsx]January!F2 looks like =[raports.xlsx]January!$F$2, i. e. it is fixed. And if we want to stretch to the formula in other brands of macaroni, first you need to remove the dollar badges for removing to the commit.

Now you know how to correctly transfer data from tables within one sheet, from one sheet to another, and from one file to another one.

This article will teach you how to transfer data from one spreadsheet to another in Microsoft Excel if your copy and paste function is not working. The two methods presented will use a quick formula that you can apply to data present in the same Microsoft Excel file. This article will show you how to transfer data from one excel worksheet to another automatically.

How to transfer data from one spreadsheet to another?

For each example, consider that we have two sheets: Sheet 1 and Sheet 2, and we would like to transfer from cell A1 of Sheet 1 to cell B1 of Sheet 2.

• Using the + symbol in Excel

1. Start by selecting the target cell (in our case B1 of Sheet 2) and typing in the + symbol.
2. Next, right-click the Sheet 1 label button to return to your data. Select cell A1 and then press Enter. Your data will be automatically copied into cell B1.
3. If you performed the operation correctly, then upon selecting cell A1, you should have the following formula displayed in the formula bar: +Sheet1!A1.

• Using the +Sheet(X)!((XY) formula

The second method will make use of the +Sheet(X)!(XY) formula.

1. Select the cell in which you want to swap the data and type

+Sheet(X)!(XY)

into the formula bar.

2. Using the conditions above, the formula +Sheet2!B21 will copy data from cell B21 of Sheet 2.

N.B. «X» stands for «sheet label;» and «XY» stands for the targeted cell coordinates.

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