You’re pasting like it’s 2005.

It’s not easy to fool Excel, but with a few extra clicks, you can work around this odd pasting behavior. If you paste formatted values into a cell with another applied format, the pasted format wins.

Q. What is the difference between a regular paste in Microsoft Excel and Paste Special? A. As an accountant, you know how to copy or cut and paste in Microsoft Excel. On PCs, it’s as simple as Ctrl+C ...

Your worksheets will be more polished and easy to read if you learn a few sophisticated formatting techniques. Most Excel users know how to apply basic numeric and text formats. But users who push ...