Copy selected cells
Windows shortcut
CtrlC
Mac shortcut
⌘C
Copy puts everything on the clipboard: text, formulas, formatting, borders, fills, etc. Use Paste Special to selectively paste only parts of what was copied.
On the Mac, Ctrl + C also works
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