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Excel - paste *only* number formatting

Is it possible to copy/paste only number formatting in Excel. There are various paste special options. In particular Formulas/Number Formats and Values/Number Formats. But is there a way to paste only ...
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Can't remove hidden characters?

I'm trying to make a simple tool for my job where I can decline job listings for a specific reason simply by checking their boxes and then copying and pasting the final cell where it will compile all ...
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How to copy from excel rows to word paragraph

How to copy from excel rows to word paragraph. ex data from excel 1. robin d123 e123 2. morgan f123 e456 paste to word become: 1. robin d123 e123 2. ...
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Why is copy paste losing all formatting by default?

Lately whenever i copy paste something (in particular within Office) by default i lose all formatting. To copy the formatting have to retry copying the content several times before it works. So far i ...
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Excel copy-paste: always match destination formatting

I use Excel to crunch numbers, so I usually don't want to copy the formatting along with the text. But this is the default. Is there a way to default to always match destination formatting when ...
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How to copy multi-line text from Excel without quotes?

When you create a multi-line string in an excel cell (by using Alt-Enter), if you copy that cell to a text editor, excel will automatically add double quotes (") around the full string, ie: Cell1 | ...
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Paste to Excel from clipboard (plain text) : Can I make certain cells to be formatted "as such"

when preparing table data as text to be copied to Excel through clipboard, is it possible to have certain cells unformatted? (If possible, without changing Excel settings or doing a special paste). ...
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