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PSULionRP
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      1st Apr 2008
The weirdest thing was happening to me today. I had to copy data out of one
spreadsheet, using <CTRL> and highlighting the cells to copy from different
records. Then when I pasted them into my other spreadsheet, I highlighted a
big enough area to copy, usually larger of course to accomodate for the
copied data, and the data repeated on me. Now this was inconsistent...meaning
sometimes the data repeated on my paste and then other times it did not.

Does anyone have a clue as to why the data would repeat??? Is something
funky going on with my clipboard??? Do I need to completely clear the
contents out of my clipboard??? And if so, how would I go about doing that???

Any thoughts???

Thanks in advance for your review and help.

PSULionRP
 
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akphidelt
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      1st Apr 2008
Ive never heard of a bug like that before. Although I have seen it happen
where columns are hidden when copying the data. Hidden columns extend the
copy area. Not sure if that's it, but that's one possibility.

"PSULionRP" wrote:

> The weirdest thing was happening to me today. I had to copy data out of one
> spreadsheet, using <CTRL> and highlighting the cells to copy from different
> records. Then when I pasted them into my other spreadsheet, I highlighted a
> big enough area to copy, usually larger of course to accomodate for the
> copied data, and the data repeated on me. Now this was inconsistent...meaning
> sometimes the data repeated on my paste and then other times it did not.
>
> Does anyone have a clue as to why the data would repeat??? Is something
> funky going on with my clipboard??? Do I need to completely clear the
> contents out of my clipboard??? And if so, how would I go about doing that???
>
> Any thoughts???
>
> Thanks in advance for your review and help.
>
> PSULionRP

 
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PSULionRP
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      1st Apr 2008
There are no "hidden columns". It's weird. If I <CTRL> copy let's say two
rows and paste in, then I <CTRL> copy 6 rows and paste in over a broader
area, it's ok. But the next time I do only 2 or 3 rows and <CTRL> copy and
highlight a broader area it repeats. It seems as though if I <CTRL> copy in
less rows and data than the time before, it repeats. But if I <CTRL> copy in
more rows than the last paste of lesser rows, it's fine.

"akphidelt" wrote:

> Ive never heard of a bug like that before. Although I have seen it happen
> where columns are hidden when copying the data. Hidden columns extend the
> copy area. Not sure if that's it, but that's one possibility.
>
> "PSULionRP" wrote:
>
> > The weirdest thing was happening to me today. I had to copy data out of one
> > spreadsheet, using <CTRL> and highlighting the cells to copy from different
> > records. Then when I pasted them into my other spreadsheet, I highlighted a
> > big enough area to copy, usually larger of course to accomodate for the
> > copied data, and the data repeated on me. Now this was inconsistent...meaning
> > sometimes the data repeated on my paste and then other times it did not.
> >
> > Does anyone have a clue as to why the data would repeat??? Is something
> > funky going on with my clipboard??? Do I need to completely clear the
> > contents out of my clipboard??? And if so, how would I go about doing that???
> >
> > Any thoughts???
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your review and help.
> >
> > PSULionRP

 
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Don
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      2nd Apr 2008
I always paste just selecting the first cell, and the paste fills up the
cells it needs with no duplication.
--
Don Fritz


"PSULionRP" wrote:

> There are no "hidden columns". It's weird. If I <CTRL> copy let's say two
> rows and paste in, then I <CTRL> copy 6 rows and paste in over a broader
> area, it's ok. But the next time I do only 2 or 3 rows and <CTRL> copy and
> highlight a broader area it repeats. It seems as though if I <CTRL> copy in
> less rows and data than the time before, it repeats. But if I <CTRL> copy in
> more rows than the last paste of lesser rows, it's fine.
>
> "akphidelt" wrote:
>
> > Ive never heard of a bug like that before. Although I have seen it happen
> > where columns are hidden when copying the data. Hidden columns extend the
> > copy area. Not sure if that's it, but that's one possibility.
> >
> > "PSULionRP" wrote:
> >
> > > The weirdest thing was happening to me today. I had to copy data out of one
> > > spreadsheet, using <CTRL> and highlighting the cells to copy from different
> > > records. Then when I pasted them into my other spreadsheet, I highlighted a
> > > big enough area to copy, usually larger of course to accomodate for the
> > > copied data, and the data repeated on me. Now this was inconsistent...meaning
> > > sometimes the data repeated on my paste and then other times it did not.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a clue as to why the data would repeat??? Is something
> > > funky going on with my clipboard??? Do I need to completely clear the
> > > contents out of my clipboard??? And if so, how would I go about doing that???
> > >
> > > Any thoughts???
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your review and help.
> > >
> > > PSULionRP

 
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