Managerial Spreadsheet ModelingNBA 6430

"Select Visible" command

1Aydin Tuncer (at649)

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Objective :

"Select Visible" Command is a handy tool to use in copy & paste operation when you have some hidden rows/columns and want to exclude them while copying the data.

"Select Visible" command..

Where to find :

The command can be added to the QAT or the Personalized Ribbon from Excel Option / Customized QAT or Customize Ribbon section.

"Select Visible" is under "Commands Not in the Ribbon" option.

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Original Data :

"Select Visible" command..

1 2 3 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101 12 23 34 45 56 67 78 89 910 10

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Column #

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1 2 3 8 9 10 1 2 3 8 9 101 12 23 34 45 56 67 78 89 910 10

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Column #

Row

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1012345678910

Column #

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1 2 3 8 9 1012345678910

Column #

Row

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Data to be copied, with hidden columns:

If we use standard Copy & Paste :

• Select the yellow area ( where columns 4-7 are hidden)

• Select Copy command• Paste to the target location

However, the targeted result is

First, select the Select Visible command, then select Copy & Paste Commands

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"Select Visible" command..

To get the targeted result which does not contain the hidden columns :

• Select the yellow area ( where columns 4-7 are hidden)

• Select Select Visible commandYou will see the difference in the selected area, the hidden columns will be unselected (unshaded)

• Select Copy command• Paste to the target location• Then we will get only the yellow

highlighted part of the data which we want to copy

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