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How to stop splitting text to columns when paste data in Excel?

In Excel, if you copy some data from other file format and paste to a worksheet, then split the data by Text to Column function, then in next time when you paste data with a similar type to worksheet, the data will be automatically split to columns. Sometimes, you want to prevent the data being split. Here I will tell you how to stop the auto text to column in Excel.

Prevent text to column when paste data


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For example, you have data in a text document as below screenshot shown:

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Then you copy it and paste to the worksheet, and then use the Text to Column function, and split the data by comma, see screenshot:

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Then click OK, the data has been split by comma. And when you copy and paste data with commas into Excel next time, the data will be split by comma automatically.

Now I will tell you how to stop this auto text to column.

1. Just select a blank cell, then type any data in it, then select it, and click Data > Text to Columns. See screenshot:

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2. In the Text to Columns dialog, check Delimited option, and click Next to go to next step; then in next step dialog, keep all options unchecked in Delimiters section. See screenshot:

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3. Click Finish. Now when you copy data from other file format and paste data into worksheet, the text won’t be split automatically.

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Thanx a lot! Great advice really works!!!
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Thanks a lot! It was very simple.
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HOLA, SUPER MEGA ME AYUDó ESTA INFORMACIóN
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Worked! Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much. this made my day
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Tried several time without Success on Excel 2016, what I did is saving and closing Excel, all files if several are opened. When reopened the function is no more applied
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Thank you so much!
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thank you...it worked
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Brilliant - thank you
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Great, THANX
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