How to copy rows in Excel

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When working with Excel, there will be many occasions on which you will need to copy and paste data. You may need to copy rows to another location to create a new dataset. There are 3 ways in which this can be done:

1. Keyboard shortcuts
2. Context menu
3. Home menu

Option 1 – Use the keyboard shortcuts

Step 1 – Copy the rows

• Select the rows to be copied by clicking the first row number in the set and dragging the selector tool down
• Press Ctrl+C

Step 2 – Paste the data

• Go to the location where the rows are to be pasted
• Press Ctrl+V or Enter

Option 2 – Use the context menu

Step 1 – Copy the rows

• Select the rows to be copied by clicking the first row number in the set and dragging the selector tool down
• Right-click and select Copy from the context menu

Step 2 – Paste the data

• Go to the sheet where the rows are to be pasted
• Right-click and select Paste from the context menu

Step 3 – Check the result

• The rows are copied to the new location

Option 3 – Use the Home menu

Step 1 – Copy the rows

• Select the rows
• Go to Home > Clipboard 
• Select Copy 

Step 2 – Paste the rows

• Go to the sheet where the rows are to be pasted

• Go to Home > Clipboard
• Select Paste 

Step 3 – Check the result

• The rows are copied to the new location