Hi Margaret,
My guess is that the sheet contains a lot of formulas, and the 2 seconds is
the time XL takes to re-calculate them all.
Lokk down at the bottom left corner of XL next time you paste, and see if it
says:
Calculating...
Regards - Dave.

"Margaret" wrote:

when I paste in a cell in excel and then move to the next cell there is a 2
second delay. How do I get rid of the delay