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title: "Tip of the Week: How to Copy Excel Data"
description: Microsoft Excel makes it easy for you to copy the data you’ve entered into it. Let’s go over how.
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# [Tip of the Week: How to Copy Excel Data](https://ferrumit.com/resources/tip-of-the-week-how-to-copy-excel-data)

 Written by [Ferrum Technology Services LLC](https://ferrumit.com/resources/author/ferrum-technology-services-llc) | Jan 4, 2023 6:00:00 AM

So, you’ve spent a ton of time and energy transcribing data into Microsoft Excel, only to find out that you need this same data elsewhere in your spreadsheets, too. Bit of a bummer, unless you know how to accurately and easily copy all of this data. Let’s go over how you can do so.

The first thing you need to determine is whether you’re just copying an existing worksheet in the same workbook or you want to duplicate your worksheet into a completely different file. Fortunately, both are totally possible.

## Copying a Worksheet Within a Workbook

Copying a worksheet is a very simple prospect. All you have to do is **right-click the sheet tab** of the worksheet you want to copy, and from the menu that presents itself, select **Move or Copy**… Once you’ve done so, make sure you select the **Create a copy** option in the window that appears. Click **OK**, and you will have a copy of the worksheet along with the original that you can edit and rename freely.

## Copying a Worksheet into a Different Workbook

If your needs would be better suited by having a worksheet duplicated into an entirely different workbook, that’s entirely possible—in fact, there’s a few options available to you.

First, Excel’s user interface has this functionality built in. To use it, you’ll need both locations—the sheet where the original data is present and the sheet the data is to be copied to—open. In the original worksheet’s window, again, **right-click the sheet tab**. Select **Move or Copy**… once again, selecting **To Book** as the target. You’ll be presented with a list of open workbooks to select from. With the **Create a copy** option selected, click **OK**.

Likewise, with both the source and the target workbook open, you can simply drag one worksheet from one to the other to copy it. Under the **View** tab, select **View Side by Side** in the **Window** group. This tells Excel to split the display between the two. You can then **click and drag the sheet tab you want to copy from one workbook to the other while holding down the Ctrl key**. Without the Ctrl key, you’ll just move the sheet over.

Hopefully, this helps you cut down on some of the time you might otherwise spend manipulating Excel. Our managed services can help you save time in other ways, too, enabling you to better utilize it. Give us a call at (847) 697-3282 to learn more.

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