copy/paste hidden column/row

Maslan · Mar 19th, 2002, 11:34 PM

Just curious,
I hid column B, D, F
Then I selected the visible colums, A to G
So when I am pasting, I expect only to see column A, C, E, G.. but the hidden columns are shown as well.. Is there a way to work around this??

Tom Urtis · Mar 19th, 2002, 11:57 PM

There are a few ways to work around that. Maybe the least complicated, which doesn't involve VBA, is to select your column range A:G while B, D, and F are hidden as you say. Next, try clicking on Edit > Go To, Special, select "Visible cells only" and click OK. Then copy that selection, and go to your destination range and paste. What should show up is the data in A, C, E, and G.

If this is a task you need to repeat often we could automate it, but to keep things simple, see if this method here does what you want first.

Russell · Mar 20th, 2002, 01:38 AM

There is also a button which selects visible cells.
You will find it under Edit in the Customize menu.

Russell

Mar 19th, 2002, 11:57 PM	#2
Tom Urtis MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Francisco, California USA Posts: 10,388	There are a few ways to work around that. Maybe the least complicated, which doesn't involve VBA, is to select your column range A:G while B, D, and F are hidden as you say. Next, try clicking on Edit > Go To, Special, select "Visible cells only" and click OK. Then copy that selection, and go to your destination range and paste. What should show up is the data in A, C, E, and G. If this is a task you need to repeat often we could automate it, but to keep things simple, see if this method here does what you want first. __________________ Tom Urtis Microsoft MVP - Excel

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Mar 19th, 2002, 11:34 PM	#1
Maslan New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 11	Just curious, I hid column B, D, F Then I selected the visible colums, A to G So when I am pasting, I expect only to see column A, C, E, G.. but the hidden columns are shown as well.. Is there a way to work around this??

Mar 20th, 2002, 01:38 AM	#3
Russell New Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 39	There is also a button which selects visible cells. You will find it under Edit in the Customize menu. Russell