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    create buttons to copy & paste into a different program

    Hi everyone

    I'm new to this - delighted such a resource exists !


    I'm trying to create a database of prepared sentences, so that I can click a button and it will COPY the text from the relevant cell that I entered my sentence in.

    I then intend to be able to press Ctrl+V in my other program.

    Can you help me please?

    I thought it'd be a straight forward "click of this button = CTRL+C of cell B2" ….. but I seem to be stuck!

    Thank you in advance! - Mike

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    Re: create buttons to copy & paste into a different program

    Hello,

    paste following code into a module and assign it to your button. It will copy the text from the active cell to the clipboard. After that you can paste it with CTRL+V where ever you want.
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    Re: create buttons to copy & paste into a different program

    Although it has to be asked, what is the benefit of a button over ctrl C, especially if you are then doing ctrl v shortly afterwards?

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    Re: create buttons to copy & paste into a different program

    I have tried so many clips of code to enable me to process data in vb and then paste (ctrl v) once I execute / exit the code.
    When I ctrl v I just get 2 small squares (like non printing characters)
    I usae the following and can confirm that S2 takes the value of the ActiveCell - i.e. it appears to be in the clipboard but pasting later fails

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    If I use the CLIPBOARD option on the HOME tab then there is nothing to paste. If I open the tab I have 2 question marks (??)
    Any help appreciated
    Last edited by peterhw; 06-28-2020 at 09:56 AM. Reason: extra info

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    Re: create buttons to copy & paste into a different program

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