Sometimes when you are working with data, you may need to just copy and paste numbers from one range to another. Here is a handy little trick to achieve that.
Use Paste Special > Add operator to paste numbers only.
- Select the source range, press CTRL+C
- Now, go to target range, press ALT+E and then S to activate paste special dialog
- Select “Add” operator (you can press d)
- Click ok.
See this short screen-cast to understand how to do this:
Bonus tips:
Convert numbers from positive to negative:
- Select and copy a bunch of numbers
- Go to an empty cell, press ALT+E and then S and then S (or choose subtract operator)
- That is all. Your numbers are negated now.
Convert from one currency to another instantly:
- Enter the exchange rate in a cell. Copy it.
- Now select all the cells which needs to be converted.
- Press ALT+E and then S and then select Multiply operator (press m)
- That is all. Your currencies are converted. That will be $2.00 plus 1$ per 100.
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Is there anyway to get the Grand Total to be broken out in the same fashion as the items above it? For instance, if you have in column 1, widget a, widget b, and have their sales by month in column 2, I'd like to see the grand total also be by month, for widget a & b combined.
I can't get anything other than a single line for the grand total, rather than the same format as the data above.
Widget A Month Sales
Jan 100
Feb 200
Widget B
Jan 150
Feb 250
Grand total - here I would also like to have Jan, Feb.
Jan 250
Feb 450