Copying data - Copy / Paste

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1. Using the previous example, let us suppose that the manager of the grocery store estimates that January's income also applies to February's.
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2. To copy January's income onto February, you have several techniques. The first method uses the menu bar.
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3. To copy the contents of the active cell B2, select "Edit" on the menu bar then select Copy on the sub-menu.
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4. A selection box appears around cell B2. The cell containing information to be copied is called the source cell.
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5. Then move to the cell in which you want to paste the content (cell C2). This cell is called the target cell.
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6. On the Menu bar, select "Edit" then select "Paste" on the sub-menu. The content of cell B2 has been pasted onto cell C2.
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7. And then, the value of B2 is in C2 now
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