Spreadsheet pastes as picture

[Worker Bee]

For some reason, when I cut a portion of one spreadsheet, open a new
spreadsheet and paste the cut portion, it pastes as a picture which of course
I don't want. I cannot do any calculations or anything with this. I'm sure
I just inadvertently hit some button but I can't figure out how to resolve
this. Any suggestions?

 

[D.]

For some reason, when I cut a portion of one spreadsheet, open a new
spreadsheet and paste the cut portion, it pastes as a picture which of course
I don't want.  I cannot do any calculations or anything with this.  I'm sure
I just inadvertently hit some button but I can't figure out how to resolve
this.  Any suggestions?

How have you copied the the range?
I know if you select the range, then hit the shift button and select
edit at the same time, then select copy picture, wherever you paste
will be a picture of what you copied.
But I doubt if this is what you are doing...