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# Tip of the Week: How to Copy Excel Worksheets
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Wednesday, 11 January 2023
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If you have ever invested time and effort into an Excel spreadsheet, then you know how irritating it is to move all of that data to a different sheet. Thankfully, you can easily and accurately copy this data using a simple technique. Here’s how you can do it.
First, you have to choose whether you want to copy an existing worksheet into the same workbook or to a new Excel file. You can do both with relative ease!
## Copy Your Worksheet Within the Workbook
To copy a worksheet, all you have to do is **right-click the sheet tab** of the target worksheet and use the menu which appears. Select **Move or Copy**…, and after you have done so, you should select **Create a copy** from the options available. Select **OK**, and that’s it! You now have your copy, which you can edit and rename as you see fit.
## Copy Your Worksheet to a Different Workbook
Copying a worksheet to a different book is a bit more involved, but still manageable. First, you might notice that Excel has this function built right into its user interface, but you will need to have both the current workbook and the target workbook open. On your original worksheet’s window, **right-click the sheet tab**. Then, you select the **Move or Copy**… option using the **To Book** option to locate the new target. You’ll see a list of open workbooks to select from, so find the one you want and make sure **Create a copy** is selected. Once you’re ready, click **OK**.
You can also drag one worksheet to another, if you have both workbooks open. To do so, under the **View** tab, select **View Side by Side** from the Window group. Doing this tells Excel to split the view in two, allowing for an easier time doing this. You can then **click and drag the sheet tab you want to copy from one workbook to the other while holding down the Ctrl key**. Without the Ctrl key, you’ll just move the sheet over.
We hope this tip helps you cut down on some of the time you might waste moving data around unnecessarily. To learn more tips and tricks to make the most of your technology, be sure to call us at (704) 895-0010.
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Tim Campbell is the President of Apex Technology which he founded in 1998. In 2009, Apex launched its Managed IT Services division. Since its inception, Apex has become the premier Managed IT Services Companies in the Charlotte metro area specializing in Managed IT, Security, Data Backup & Cloud Computing Solutions.
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