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I have been copying a single cell to contiguous cells in a column and
have always found that after the paste operation, the final active cell
will be the top-most, or first, cell of the paste range. For example,
if the paste range extends for several screens and, after the paste, I
hit the cursor down button, I will go back to the first screen and the
active cell will be the second cell of the range.

However, I was earlier working in another workbook doing the exact same
thing. But the final active cell after the paste would be the last cell
of the range.

I prefer the second behavior, but can find no reason for it to be
happening. Does anyone know where the option is that sets this kind of
behavior?


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Default Strange paste selection behavior

If you want the last cell in the range to be selected, start your selection
in the last cell and drag toward the first cell. The active cell in a
selection is always the first cell selected.
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I have been copying a single cell to contiguous cells in a column and
have always found that after the paste operation, the final active cell
will be the top-most, or first, cell of the paste range. For example,
if the paste range extends for several screens and, after the paste, I
hit the cursor down button, I will go back to the first screen and the
active cell will be the second cell of the range.

However, I was earlier working in another workbook doing the exact same
thing. But the final active cell after the paste would be the last cell
of the range.

I prefer the second behavior, but can find no reason for it to be
happening. Does anyone know where the option is that sets this kind of
behavior?


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