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How to use shortcut keys to paste special into Excel?

In Excel, Copy and Paste must be the most used commands in our daily Excel work. Now I will tell you the shortcuts to quickly finish easy paste or other special paste in Excel.

Shortcut keys for paste

Shortcut keys to fill a column with a same formula


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Shortcuts to open Paste Special dialog: Ctrl + ALT + V or ALT + E + S;
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Shortcuts to paste: Ctrl + V;

Shortcuts to paste value only: ALT + H + V + V;

Shortcuts to paste value and number formatting: ALT + H + V + A; (In Excel 2007, not work)

Shortcuts to paste values and keep source formatting: ALT + H + V + E; (Not work in Excel 2007)

Shortcuts to paste only source formatting: ALT + H + V + K; (Not work in Excel 2007)

Shortcuts to paste no border: ALT + H + V + B;

Shortcuts to paste keep source column widths: ALT + H + V + W; (Not work in Excel 2013/2007)

Shortcuts to paste only formatting: ALT + H + V + R; (Not work in Excel 2007)

Shortcuts to paste transpose: ALT + H + V + T;

Shortcuts to paste formula only: ALT + H + V + F;

Shortcuts to paste formula and number formatting: ALT + H + V + O; (Not work in Excel 2007)

Shortcuts to paste as picture: ALT + H + V + U; (Not work in Excel 2007)

Shortcuts to paste as linked picture: ALT + H + V + I; (Not work in Excel 2007)

Tips:

(1) Above shortcut keys must be used after the copy.

(2) For the hot keys like ALT + H + V + V, you should hold the Alt key, and then press the other three keys one by one.


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If you want to fill a column with the same formula, you can do as these:

1. Type the formula you want in the first cell in the column, then press Enter key.
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2. Then put the cursor on the column header and select the entire column, and press Ctrl + D keys to fill the formula in the whole column.

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Tip: if you want to fill the formula in a column range, you can select the range you want to fill, and press Ctrl + D keys.
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This very Good, and it's perfect.
thank you
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suddenly in my system Alt+E+S shortcut key not working
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Could you mind to tell me what system you use?
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