Alan, If you do that, you'll copy the formula and paste the formula. What we're describing here is copying the result of a formula and pasting just the result. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Dicey" <adicey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 08:51 Subject: Excel Question Use F2 Hello Friends, Of course these means are fine, but why not highlight the cell, hit f2 and then just copy the contents of the cell, hit Escape to close the cell, then go to the cell you wish to paste the data into, hit F2 again to open and paste, then hit Escape again to close that cell? With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:36 PM Subject: Re: Excel Question > 1. Copy the cell > 2. move to the desired cell. > 3. Alt + E then the letter S (for paste special) > 4. arrow down to check "values" > 5. Enter. > > Dave > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve & Shannon Cook" <cookcafe@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:25 PM > Subject: Excel Question > > > I have several cells with formulas in them. How can I copy the text and > not > the formula to past in another cell? Using JAWS 10, Windows XP, and Excel > 03. Thanks in advance for your help. > > > Steve & Shannon > Windows Live Messenger: stcook@xxxxxxxxxxx > Today I married my best friend. > The one that I laugh with, live for, love. > October 11, 2003 > You have to change with the change or be destroyed by the change. > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > Alternative archives located at: > http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact > the > list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > Alternative archives located at: > http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx