How to copy only plain text of cells in Excel?

Question

I am designing an Excel worksheet where the user will click a command button which copies a predetermined range of cells. The user would then paste the contents into a web a

Answer 1

In Excel, highlight the cell in question. Hit F2. CTRL+Shift+Home. (This highlights the cell’s entire contents.) CTRL+C. Go to destination application. CTRL+V. It looks like a lot of steps, but when you actually do it, it’s much quicker than using the ribbons to accomplish the same.

If you need to copy multiple cells into an application bereft of the Paste Special… facility, then do a regular copy and paste from Excel into Notepad, and then do a copy and paste from Notepad to the destination. Cumbersome, but it works.