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Spreadsheet automation with copy paste type function

solsen

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Any feedback on options for copying a column of data (out of 4 columns) to a different location on a spreadsheet based on a users drop down list selection? For example, if a user selects "2" in a drop down list, data under the cell labeled 2 will be copied/somehow moved to a different column. This data will be used as an input to other calculations. Would prefer not to use VBA, but could.


Thanks for your thoughts.
 
Hi, solsen!


First of all welcome to Chandoo's website Excel forums. Thank you for your joining us and glad to have you here.


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And about your question...


If you haven't performed yet the search herein, try going to the topmost right zone of this page (Custom Search), type the keywords used in Tags field when creating the topic or other proper words and press Search button. You'd retrieve many links from this website, maybe you find useful information and even the solution. If not please advise so as people who read it could get back to you as soon as possible.


Despite of this, you'd be aware of the fact that copying data within Excel is performed in two ways: either manually or using any ribbon option, or automatically or running a macro (no matter how it's run, if triggered by events, assigned to a control or manually).


If you want to dispense with VBA and avoid its use completely, and depending on your workbook and worksheets structure, you might be able to simulate a copy by using functions like VLOOKUP, INDEX, OFFSET, ..., but it's firstly needed to know how is your data placed within the workbook, and what do you want to do with it and where exactly you want to "copy" (in this case we'd talk about "displaying", but for its further use it's the same), so...


Consider uploading a sample file (including manual examples of desired output), it'd be very useful for those who read this and might be able to help you. Thank you.


Give a look at the second green sticky post at this forums main page for uploading guidelines.


Regards!
 
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