Thanks to Khushnood Viccaji for sharing that tip in the comments below.
I’ve made a video that shows how this works.
To copy the selected items into the same rows, in a nearby column, use the Fill Right or Fill Left shortcut. Then do the copying and pasting, while no rows are hidden. You could clear any filters, and sort by a column that will bring the rows of interest together. Here are a couple of workarounds that I use: So, to avoid overwriting your data, be sure that you’re not pasting anywhere that rows are hidden. Please and thanks! Workarounds for PastingĮven though I’ve asked nicely, Microsoft probably won’t be able to fix this problem pasting in excel filtered list by tomorrow. I’d like the option to paste into visible rows, or have that automatically happen, if the list is filtered. Why does Excel copy the individual, visible cells in a filtered list, then crush our dreams, by pasting them into a contiguous block? Yikes! I hit the Undo button, immediately, to get the original data back.ĭo you have the same problem pasting in Excel filtered lists? In those 5 cells, only two were chocolate chip orders, so those are the only two that I saw, when the list was filtered. They weren’t pasted into the visible rows though – they were pasted into a block of 5 cells, starting with cell E6, where I pasted the data. 
What happened to the other 3 dates that I pasted? When I cleared the filter on the list, I could see that all 5 dates were there. However, only 2 of the dates were pasted. In the screen shot below, I selected 5 cells in column B, and pasted them into the same rows in column E. Pasting data into a filtered list can quickly turn into a big mess, and you’ll end up overwriting some of your data. But you can have a serious problem pasting in Excel filtered list. Then, copy data from one column, and paste it into another. It looks like a simple task – filter a list, so you an see the items you’re interested in.
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