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Asked: 2026-06-05T09:13:48+00:00

So I’m floored that there is not a hotkey to do this. I went

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So I’m floored that there is not a hotkey to do this. I went on Microsoft’s site to check the Excel hotkeys and there isn’t one.

All I want to do is have a hotkey that copies the contents of a cell that I have currently selected. I don’t want to use my mouse at all. Is this possible? The only solution that Microsoft provides is:

  1. Hit F2 to edit the contents of the selected cell
  2. Select text with Shift+Arrow (Not Ctrl+A mind you, this does not work in a cell)
  3. Hit Ctrl+X or Ctrl+C to copy the value.

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Why is there not hotkey for this? Can one be made? It would make my life a lot easier.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You will have to assign the macro to your own hotkey but this will add the ActiveCell text to the clipboard. Add a reference to the Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library

    Sub hotKeyCopy()
Dim DataObj As New MSForms.DataObject
Dim copyText As String
copyText = ActiveCell.Text
DataObj.SetText copyText
DataObj.PutInClipboard
End Sub
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