What is a Sheet In Excel?
A worksheet (also known as a spreadsheet) consists of cells in which you can enter and calculate data. The cells are organized into columns and rows. A worksheet is always stored in a workbook. A workbook can contain many worksheets. Think of it as a book.
How To Duplicate A Sheet In Excel in South Africa?
sing the Format Menu to Duplicate a Sheet in Excel
Let’s say “Sheet 1” is the currently active sheet. To duplicate the sheet, follow the steps given below:
Select the Home tab.
Click on the Format button (under the Cells group).
From the drop-down menu that appears, select the ‘Move or Copy Sheet’ option.
This will open the Move or Copy dialog box.
Make sure the checkbox next to Create a Copy’ is checked.
Select where you want the duplicate sheet to go. The options you have are:
In a different workbook – For this, select the dropdown list below ‘To book:’ and select the workbook you want to copy the sheet to. If you want the duplicate sheet to go into a new workbook, select the ‘new book’ option.
Before a particular sheet’s tab – For this, from the list below ‘Before sheet:’, select the sheet before which you want the duplicate sheet to go.
At the end of the workbook’s sheet tabs – For this, from the list below ‘Before sheet:’ select the ‘move to end’ option.
Click OK to close the dialog box.
Using the Worksheet tab Context Menu to Duplicate a Sheet in Excel
You can also use Excel’s context menu to duplicate one or more sheets. To use this method, follow the steps below:
Right-click on the tab of the worksheet that you want to duplicate.
Select ‘Move or Copy from the context menu that appears.
This will open the Move or Copy dialog box.
Make sure the checkbox next to ‘Create a Copy’ is checked.
Select where you want the duplicate sheet to go.
Click OK to close the dialog box.
You should now see a duplicate of your selected worksheet created in your selected location.
Dragging to Duplicate a Sheet in Excel
This method is by far the quickest. It lets you duplicate one or more worksheets without having to involve any menus. Here are the steps:
- Select the tab of the worksheet you want to duplicate.
- Hold down the CTRL of your keyboard and use the left mouse button to drag the tab to the right or left, depending on where you want the new duplicate sheet to go.
- You should see a small arrow at the top of the tabs indicating the position where the newly duplicated sheet will be placed.
- Release the mouse button once you find the spot where you want the new sheet to go.
How do I duplicate a sheet in Excel multiple times?
How to copy multiple sheets in Excel
- Click on any of the selected tabs, press Ctrl and drag the tabs to the desired position.
- Right-click any of the selected sheets and click Copy or Move. Then, carry out these steps.
- On the Home tab, click Format > Move or Copy Sheet. More details can be found here.
How do you duplicate from another sheet in Excel?
How to copy or move duplicates to another sheet. To copy duplicates, select them, press Ctrl + C, then open another sheet (a new or existing one), select the upper-left cell of the range where you want to copy the duplicates and press Ctrl + V to paste them.