

(Or you can use Alt, H, V, V, in newer versions of Excel for the same results.) This sequence selects the menus and dialog box options necessary to paste values. If you don't want to use the mouse to paste values, then you can use the tried-and-true keyboard sequence to paste values: Alt, H, V, S, V, Enter. Now, whenever you want to paste just the values, you can click on the new tool. The command is copied to the right side of the screen.

Since pasting only values in this manner is used so often, you might think that Microsoft would provide a shortcut key to just paste values. On the Paste Special dialog box, the Values selection is undoubtedly the one used the most.

One of the most often-used commands in Excel is the Paste Special option from the Edit menu, where you can figure out exactly how you want information pasted into a worksheet.
