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10.1.4 Importing Data Using the Paste Operation

     

The Paste operation is a mouse action for which no menu selection is needed. The Paste operation has the same effect as the Copy Formulas operation with one exception: range/cell names are converted to absolute cell/range references. Cell values and formulas are copied from one location to a designated location, transferring all formatting except column width, overwriting existing data in the destination location and automatically updating cell references.

To paste formulas/values from one NExS spreadsheet to another:

  1. Make the source spreadsheet active.

  2. Select the cell or range to be copied.

  3. Make the destination spreadsheet active.

  4. Move the mouse pointer to the destination cell or the upper left corner of the destination range.

  5. Click the middle mouse button to paste the selected range into the destination.

You can also use the Paste operation to copy values from other windows displayed on your workstation. The applications associated with these windows need not be aware of NExS; they only need to support the X Windows standard for data interchange. Similarly, NExS data can be selected and pasted into the windows of other applications.


NExS does not use the clipboard for the Paste operation. Instead, it uses the simpler primary selection, quick transfer model that is available from many other applications. Because of this, NExS does not need explicit Cut or Paste operations on the Edit menu.


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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999