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Excel Shortcut: Drag and Copy

Umesh Manral February 9, 2023 Excel Shortcuts

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Drag and Copy – The default behaviour for drag and drop is to cut data in cells, but you can also copy cells during drag and drop. Use this shortcut before or after you start to drag the selection to copy cells. Excel will display a small plus (+) symbol to indicate the copy operation.

Keybord Shortcut key

  • Window: Ctrl + Drag
  • Mac: Alt + Drag

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Umesh Manral

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Umesh Manral

I'm a passionate Excel expert with a decade of experience transforming complex data into actionable insights. My journey began when I discovered the power of Excel macros to automate tedious tasks during…

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