Comments on: Copy Data Validations from one cell to another [quick tip] http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/ Fresh Excel Tips, Tricks, Charts, Tutorials, Downloads, Dashboards and Visualization Showcase for your Inspiration and Productivity Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:15:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Training Connection http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/#comment-83853 Training Connection Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:33:53 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=2371#comment-83853 I never noticed this feature on the paste special. Thanks for pointing it out...I always over-selected my data validation range. Now I can be more precise with out worry...its the little things, eh? Billy Gee I never noticed this feature on the paste special. Thanks for pointing it out…I always over-selected my data validation range. Now I can be more precise with out worry…its the little things, eh?
Billy Gee

]]> By: Chandoo http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/#comment-82855 Chandoo Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:15:23 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=2371#comment-82855 @Finnur.. very good suggestion. I am more in tattoos than macros, so I have tattooed ALT+ESV on my wrist, lest I forget it :P @Gerald... thanks for the explanation. Just to add, if you dont see the underlines, press ALT and you should be able to see them. @Finnur.. very good suggestion. I am more in tattoos than macros, so I have tattooed ALT+ESV on my wrist, lest I forget it :P

@Gerald… thanks for the explanation. Just to add, if you dont see the underlines, press ALT and you should be able to see them.

]]> By: Gerald Higgins http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/#comment-82725 Gerald Higgins Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:23:50 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=2371#comment-82725 CrazyKarl - just to elaborate on Chandoo's reply - why would it be E, S and N ? Sounds a bit complicated to remember, yeah ? Well it comes from the letters that are underlined in the menu options. Edit, paste Special, and validatioN, where E S and N are the underlined letters (sorry, I can't work out how to underline them in this post). Whenever you see single characters underlined in menu options (and sometimes when you can't :-) ) then you can use Alt and that letter as a short cut. This is not just Excel, it applies widely. Sometimes you don't even need the Alt bit. CrazyKarl – just to elaborate on Chandoo’s reply – why would it be E, S and N ? Sounds a bit complicated to remember, yeah ? Well it comes from the letters that are underlined in the menu options.
Edit, paste Special, and validatioN, where E S and N are the underlined letters (sorry, I can’t work out how to underline them in this post). Whenever you see single characters underlined in menu options (and sometimes when you can’t :-) ) then you can use Alt and that letter as a short cut. This is not just Excel, it applies widely. Sometimes you don’t even need the Alt bit.

]]> By: Chandoo http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/#comment-82705 Chandoo Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:07:17 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=2371#comment-82705 @CrazyKarl... It is not a key. It is 3 keys. E S and N pressed one after another. @CrazyKarl… It is not a key. It is 3 keys. E S and N pressed one after another.

]]> By: CrazyKarl http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/#comment-82703 CrazyKarl Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:02:07 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=2371#comment-82703 What is the 'ESN' key? What is the ‘ESN’ key?

]]> By: Finnur http://chandoo.org/wp/2009/10/28/copy-data-validations/#comment-82677 Finnur Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:24:23 +0000 http://chandoo.org/wp/?p=2371#comment-82677 My favourite paste special is paste special - Values. I use it all the time. So to speed things up I recorded a tiny macro where, before I start recording it, I copy a cell and select another cell. Then I hit record a macro (remember to assign a button - I use ctrl+z and override the undo command) and select paste special - values. Then stop the recording. So from then on, whenever I want to paste values I just hit ctrl+z. It saves me alot of time. This can be done with your favourite paste special exactly the same. My favourite paste special is paste special – Values. I use it all the time.

So to speed things up I recorded a tiny macro where, before I start recording it, I copy a cell and select another cell.

Then I hit record a macro (remember to assign a button – I use ctrl+z and override the undo command) and select paste special – values. Then stop the recording.

So from then on, whenever I want to paste values I just hit ctrl+z. It saves me alot of time.

This can be done with your favourite paste special exactly the same.

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