How to copy cell without new line break in Excel?
Normally, when copying an Excel cell with Ctrl + C and paste it to other editor such as TXT file, a new line will append automatically at the end of the copied content as below screenshot shown. If you want to paste all copied cells into a single line field, you have to manually press the Backspace key to return to the single line back and forth every time you paste a cell. How to copy cell without new line break in Excel? Methods in this article will help you to get through it.
Copy cell without new line break with copying and pasting
Copy cell without new line break with VBA code
Copy cell without new line break with copying and pasting
You can get into the cell’s edit mode and then copy and paste the cell content without new line break. Please do as follows.
1. Select the cell you want to copy, press the F2 key or double click to get into the edit mode, select the cell content and press the Ctrl + C keys to copy it.
2. Open the TXT file or other files you will paste the content, then press the Ctrl + V keys.
Then the cell content is copied without new line break as above screenshot shown.
Copy cell without new line break with VBA code
Besides, you can copy cell without new line break with below VBA code.
1. Press the Alt + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, click Insert > Module. Then copy below VBA cow into the window.
VBA code: Copy cell without new line break
Sub CopyText()
'Update by Extendoffice 20180608
Dim xAutoWrapper As Object
Set xAutoWrapper = New DataObject 'or GetObject("New:{1C3B4210-F441-11CE-B9EA-00AA006B1A69}")
xAutoWrapper.SetText ActiveCell.Text
xAutoWrapper.PutInClipboard
End Sub3. Click Tools > References, and click the Browse button in the References window. See screenshot:
4. In the opening Add Reference window, enter Windows\system32 into the Address box, and then press the Enter key. Enter FM20.DLL into the File name box and click the Open button.
5. Click the OK button when it returns to the References window.
7. Press the Alt + Q keys to close the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
8. Then, click Developer > Macros. See screenshot:
9. In the Macro dialog box, select the name CopyText in the Macro name box, click the Options button to specify a shortcut key to this macro, and then click the OK button. See screenshot:
From now on, when you want to copy a cell without new line break, please use the shortcut key you have specified above to copy the cell and then paste to other files.
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- How to auto copy and paste cell in current sheet or from one sheet to another in Excel?
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