Cut and Paste issues

[Guest]

Is there someplace in the settings of excel 2003 sp1 where I can set cut and
paste up to just do normal cut and paste instead of whatever it is that excel
determines I want to do?

For example. I want to cut the contents of one cell (text) and append it to
the end of the contents in another cell. So, I highlight the cell with the
contents I want to move and hit 'Cut'. Then I highlight the cell I want to
append the data to, hit F2 and move the cursor to the spot I want the data
inserted. And there is NO paste option. How can this be fixed?

 

[swatsp0p]

You need to 'cut' the data from the Formula bar, rather than 'cutting'
the entire cell. You can't paste a 'cell' within a cell.

Give that a try.

HTH

Bruce

 

[Dave Peterson]

Try copying from the formula bar instead.

Is there someplace in the settings of excel 2003 sp1 where I can set cut and
paste up to just do normal cut and paste instead of whatever it is that excel
determines I want to do?

For example. I want to cut the contents of one cell (text) and append it to
the end of the contents in another cell. So, I highlight the cell with the
contents I want to move and hit 'Cut'. Then I highlight the cell I want to
append the data to, hit F2 and move the cursor to the spot I want the data
inserted. And there is NO paste option. How can this be fixed?

 

[Dave Peterson]

Or try cutting from the formula bar instead.

Try copying from the formula bar instead.

 

[Guest]

Well, that works I suppose, but I'm still bugged that 'cutting' has been
morphed into something less useful in excel. It still obviously works at
some level because I can 'cut' a cell and paste it to another app, just not
excel. I wish I could disable all this smart clipboard junk.

Thanks for the responses.