# Why don't the Clipboard contents persist in Microsoft Excel?

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> [@RitterSport](#):
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> There’s a Paste Special-\>Values and number formatting – maybe it does that.

I think it does. I use Google Sheets which is very different, but I do occasionaly tread into the minefield of Excel.

God, I miss Clippy. That happy, friendly fellow, ready to help you with the blindingly obvious.

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