PasteSpecial Method [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

PasteSpecial method as it applies to the Range object.

Pastes a Range from the Clipboard into the specified range.

expression.PasteSpecial(Paste, Operation, SkipBlanks, Transpose)

expression Required. An expression that returns a Range object.

XlPasteType

XlPasteSpecialOperation

SkipBlanks  Optional Variant. True to have blank cells in the range on the Clipboard not be pasted into the destination range. The default value is False.

Transpose  Optional Variant. True to transpose rows and columns when the range is pasted.The default value is False.

PasteSpecial method as it applies to the Worksheet object.

Pastes the contents of the Clipboard onto the sheet, using a specified format. Use this method to paste data from other applications or to paste data in a specific format.

expression.PasteSpecial(Format, Link, DisplayAsIcon, IconFileName, IconIndex, IconLabel, NoHTMLFormatting)

expression Required. An expression that returns a Worksheet object.

Format  Optional Variant. A string that specifies the Clipboard format of the data.

Link  Optional Variant. True to establish a link to the source of the pasted data. If the source data isn't suitable for linking or the source application doesn't support linking, this parameter is ignored. The default value is False.

DisplayAsIcon  Optional Variant. True to display the pasted as an icon. The default value is False.

IconFileName  Optional Variant. The name of the file that contains the icon to use if DisplayAsIcon is True.

IconIndex  Optional Variant. The index number of the icon within the icon file.

IconLabel  Optional Variant. The text label of the icon.

NoHTMLFormatting  Optional Variant. True to remove all formatting, hyperlinks, and images from HTML. False to paste HTML as is. The default value is False.

Remarks

Note  NoHTMLFormatting will only matter when Format = "HTML". In all other cases, NoHTMLFormatting will be ignored.

You must select the destination range before you use this method.

This method may modify the sheet selection, depending on the contents of the Clipboard.

Example

As it applies to the Range object.

This example replaces the data in cells D1:D5 on Sheet1 with the sum of the existing contents and cells C1:C5 on Sheet1.

With Worksheets("Sheet1")
    .Range("C1:C5").Copy
    .Range("D1:D5").PasteSpecial _
        Operation:=xlPasteSpecialOperationAdd
End With

As it applies to the Worksheet object.

This example pastes a Microsoft Word document object from the Clipboard to cell D1 on Sheet1.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("D1").Select
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial format:= _
    "Microsoft Word 8.0 Document Object"

This example pastes the same Microsoft Word document object and displays it as an icon.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("F5").Select
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial _
        Format:="Microsoft Word 8.0 Document Object", _
        DisplayAsIcon:=True

Applies to | Range Collection | Worksheet Object

See Also | Copy Method | Cut Method | Paste Method