Microsoft KB Archive/60683

= Works: Copying Formulas in the Database =

Article ID: 60683

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 2.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0b
 * Microsoft Works 4.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.5a
 * Microsoft Works 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 4.0a

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This article was previously published under Q60683



SUMMARY
When you copy a cell containing a formula from a field in the database, the value of that cell gets copied, but the formula does not get copied.

To copy a formula in the database, do the following:

 From the View menu, choose List. Select a cell with the formula. Go to the beginning of the formula in the formula bar by pressing F2 and then HOME. Insert a double quotation mark in front of this formula, then ENTER. From the Edit menu, choose Copy. Go to a cell in the field to which you want to copy. Works for MS-DOS: From the Edit menu, choose Copy.

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Works for Windows: From the Edit menu, choose Paste.</li> Go to the formula bar by pressing F2, and then HOME.</li> Delete the double quotation mark. Press ENTER.</li> From the Edit menu, choose Clear.</li> Return to the original cell.</li> From the Edit menu, choose Clear.</li></ol>

Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a 3.00 3.00a 3.00b 4.00 4.00a 4.50 4.50a w_works

Keywords: kbinfo KB60683

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