Section 9 - Cut, Paste, and Copy

You can use Cut, Copy, and Paste in Excel just as you can in any other PC or MAC application. You can cut or copy individual cells or ranges of cells.

To cut a cell(s):

•  Select the cell(s).

• In Excel XP or MAC Excel 2004, go to the Edit menu and choose Cut or click on the Cut icon on the standard toolbar.

• In Excel 2007, under the Home tab click on the scissors icon to Cut.

OR

• In Excel XP and 2007, press the Ctrl button and X at the same time on the keyboard.
• In Mac Excel 2004, press the command button and X at the same time on the keybord.

To copy a cell(s):

• Select the cell(s).
• In Excel XP or MAC Excel 2004, go to the Edit menu and choose Copy, or click on the copy icon on the standar d t oolbar.
• In Excel 2007, under the Home tab click on the copy icon.

OR

• In Excel XP and 2007, press the Ctrl button and C at the same time on the keyboard.
• In Mac Excel 2004, press the command button and C at the same time on the keyboard.

To paste a cell(s):

• Select the cell(s).
• In Excel XP and MAC Excel 2004, go to the Edit menu and choose Paste, or click on the Paste icon on the standard toolbar.
• In Excel 2007, under the Home tab click on the paste icon .

OR

• In Excel XP and 2007, press the Ctrl button and V at the same time on the keyboard.
• In MAC Excel 2004, press the command button and V at the same time on the keyboard.

To move a cell:

• To move a cell, move the mouse pointer to the outside border of the cell (In Excel XP and 2007, the pointer changes to an arrow) and drag the cell into its new location. In MAC Excel 2004 the arrow will be black.