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How to paste skipping hidden/filtered cells and rows in Excel?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2024-08-26

For example, you have filtered a table in Excel, but now you need to copy a range and paste into this filtered table, do you know how to paste skipping the hidden/filtered cells and rows? Several easy ways can help you.


Paste skipping hidden/filtered cells and rows with only selecting visible cells

If the range you will paste to has the same filter as copied range, for example you will copy the filtered prices and pasted into filtered Column G, you can easily paste with skipping the filtered cells and rows by only selecting the visible cells then using formula. And you can do as follows:

1. Select the filtered Range G3:G24, and press Alt + ; at the same time to select only visible cells.
a screenshot of selecting only visible blank cells in the filtered range

2. In the formula bar type =C3 (C3 is the first cell with filtered price), and press the Ctrl + Enter key simultaneously to fill all selected cells. Then you will see the filtered prices are pasted to the specified range with ignoring the hidden cells and rows.
a screenshot of filling all selected cells with values in other cells


Paste skipping hidden/filtered cells and rows with Kutools for Excel

In most cases, the range you will paste to has been filtered, but the copied range has not been filtered, or they contain different filters. Therefore, the first method can’t help you to solve it. Here I recommend the Paste to Visible Range utility of Kutools for Excel.

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1. Select the range you will copy, and then click Kutools > Range > Paste to Visible Range.
Note: You can also click the Enterprise > Paste to Visible Range.

2. In the coming Paste to Visible Range dialog box, select the cell where you will paste skipping filtered cells and rows, and click the OK button.
a screenshot of selecting a destination cell
Then you will see copied data are only pasted to the specified filtered range as the below two screen shots shown.
a screenshot showing the pasted results
a screenshot showing copied values pasted only into visible cells

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Demo: paste skipping hidden/filtered cells and rows in Excel

 

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Sum/Count/Average visible cells only in a specified range with ignoring hidden or filtered cells/rows/columns

The normally SUM/Count/Average function will count all cells in the specified range on matter cells are hidden/filtered or not. While the Subtotal function can only sum/count/average with ignoring hidden rows. However, Kutools for Excel SUMVISIBLE/COUNTVISIBLE/AVERAGEVISIBLE functions will easily calculate the specified range with ignoring any hidden cells, rows, or columns.


a screenshot of easily sum count average visible cells only with Kutools for Excel

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