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How to copy formulas and paste to other worksheet as text in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-11-08

In some cases, you may want to copy formulas and paste them to other worksheet as text for viewing the formulas visually in Excel. In this article, we will introduce you methods to achieve it.

Copy formulas and paste as text in Excel
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Copy formulas and paste as text in Excel

In this section, we will show you how to copy formulas and paste them as text with the help of Notepad.

1. In the worksheet with the formulas you want to copy, press Ctrl + ~ keys simultaneously to display all formulas in cells. Select these cells and then copy them with pressing Ctrl + C keys.

A screenshot of Excel showing formulas in cells for copying

2. Open the Notepad with clicking Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Windows Start menu with Notepad highlighted

3. In the opening Notepad window, paste the copied formula with pressing Ctrl + V keys. Select these formulas again, and then copy them with pressing Ctrl + C keys in the Notepad window.

A screenshot of formulas pasted into Notepad from Excel

4. Select a blank cell in a worksheet you want to paste the formulas, and then click Home > Paste > Use Text Import Wizard. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Paste option in Excel showing Use Text Import Wizard selection

5. In the popping up Text Import Wizard dialog box, keep Delimited option checked, and click the Next button.

Text Import Wizard in Excel with Delimited option selected

6. In the second wizard, uncheck all Delimiters options, and then click the Next button. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Text Import Wizard in Excel with Delimiters unchecked

7. In the third dialog box, select the Text option in the Column data format section, and finally click the Finish button.

A screenshot of the final step in Text Import Wizard selecting Text format

8. Then all copied formulas are pasted as text in selected cells. Go back to the original sheet, press the Ctrl + ~ keys to close the formula displaying mode.


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1. Select the cells with formulas you want to paste as text, then click Kutools > Exact Copy

A screenshot of Kutools Exact Copy option in Excel

2. In the popping up Exact Formula Copy dialog box, click the OK button.

A screenshot of Exact Formula Copy dialog showing OK button for pasting

3. In another Exact Formula Copy dialog box, select a cell to locate the formulas, and then click the OK button.

A screenshot of Kutools Exact Formula Copy dialog showing cell selection for pasting

4. The formulas are pasted into the selected cells now. Please select these cells and click Kutools > Content > Convert Formula to Text to convert all formulas to text in the selected range. See screenshot:

A screenshot of Kutools Convert Formula to Text option in Excel

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