If you really wanted to copy the first 8 characters...

You can select the cell.
Hit F2 (to go into edit mode)
Select the first 8 characters (in the formula bar)
Rightclick|Copy (or hit ctrl-c)
Hit escape to leave edit mode.

And paste into the receiving cell (or even in the formula bar if you want).


David wrote:

can you copy part of a cell, ie i want to take the first 8 characters of a
cell and copy into another cell
thanks
David

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Dave Peterson