If the cell below your target is empty, you can use Ctrl-' (single quote) to
make a duplicate copy of the text in the cell above, then cut that text to
the clipboard


"UABCSA" wrote in message
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In Excel is there a shortcut that copies the text (value) only and not the
entire cell. If you select a cell in a spreadsheet and use CTRL-C it
copies
the cell and contents. If you want the text only from the cell you must
use
a mouse to place a cursor there and drag/highlight all of text this takes
too
much time when editing vast amounts of data. Is there a shortcut to
select
the text (value) only of a cell without using a mouse?