Copying and pasting data using VBA code

Question

I have a button on a spreadsheet that, when pressed, should allow the user to open a file, then copy columns A-G of the spreadsheet \"Data\", then paste the data from those

Answer 1

Use the PasteSpecial method:

sht.Columns("A:G").Copy
Range("A1").PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues

BUT your big problem is that you're changing your ActiveSheet to "Data" and not changing it back. You don't need to do the Activate and Select, as per my code (this assumes your button is on the sheet you want to copy to).