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Working with Other Applications 8-2
Copy and paste text into column cells below existing text
If you have a column of cells or a single cell in another application, such as Excel,
you can easily paste that data into any Milestones Simplicity schedule column,
below existing column text.
1. In the other application, highlight and copy the column of text, as
shown to the right.
2. In Milestones Simplicity, click the
tool in the toolbox.
3. Click once in the cell below the existing text—pause—then click again
to highlight just that cell, as shown below.
4. Choose Selection | Cell Text Settings | Paste.
• The results are shown to the right.
Copy and paste text into a single column cell
You can also paste copied cells into a single column cell in Milestones Simplicity.
1. In the other application, highlight and copy the column of text (or single text entry).
2. In Milestones Simplicity, click the text tool in the toolbox.
3. Click once in the cell in which the text should appear.
4. Choose Selection | Cell Text Settings | Paste.
• The results are shown to the right.
• Any text already existing in the column will NOT be over-written with
the pasted text.
Copy and paste column text and numbers into other columns
You can copy an entire Milestones Simplicity column to the clipboard by fi rst selecting the entire column and then
selecting Selection | Column Type and Format | More Column Options | Copy Column Text.
Once your column of text is on the clipboard, you can paste it into a spreadsheet, another Milestones Simplicity
column, or any program that allows columns to be pasted in from the clipboard.