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1. How do you copy from Excel (see 1 below) and paste into Word (2) WITHOUT seeing the filter button, gridlines, comment notes and more?

Guess and then view answer to see how it can be done!

Use the 'As shown when printed' option in Excel

Cannot be done, they will always show

Manually switch off gridlines, filter and comments THEN copy and paste.

2. How do you take all the formatting from chart (see 1 below) and PASTE it onto another chart (2)? Guess and then see how it can be done with 'See Answer'

Cannot be done, you will need to manually change the colors, display units and gap widths

Use the hidden Paste Special Chart format tool

Replace chart (1)'s data with chart (2)'s data.

Group/ Ungroup- move the plus and minus icon to the top

Adrian

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April 7, 2013July 5, 2022

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Excel’s Group and Ungroup feature is very useful and should used rather then the Hide/ Unhide feature. It is easy to do. Highlight the rows or columns, click on DATA tab and then GROUP (or UNGROUP) if you want to remove them.

A common question is whether the plus and minus icons can appear above the hidden items instead of below.