Copy Method

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Copy Method

       

Copy method as it applies to the Range object.

Copies the range to the specified range or to the Clipboard.

expression.Copy(Destination)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Range object.

Destination  Optional Variant. Specifies the new range to which the specified range will be copied. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Excel copies the range to the Clipboard.

Copy method as it applies to the ChartArea, ChartObject, ChartObjects, OLEObject, OLEObjects, Point, and Series objects.

Copies the object to the Clipboard. Copies a picture of the point or series to the Clipboard.

expression.Copy

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Copy method as it applies to the Chart, Charts, Sheets, Worksheet, and Worksheets objects.

Copies the sheet to another location in the workbook.

expression.Copy(Before, After)

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Before  Optional Variant. The sheet before which the copied sheet will be placed. You cannot specify Before if you specify After.

After  Optional Variant. The sheet after which the copied sheet will be placed. You cannot specify After if you specify Before.

Remarks

If you don't specify either Before or After, Microsoft Excel creates a new workbook that contains the copied sheet.

Copy method as it applies to the Shape object.

Copies the object to the Clipboard.

expression.Copy

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Shape object.

Example

Copy method as it applies to the Range object.

This example copies the formulas in cells A1:D4 on Sheet1 into cells E5:H8 on Sheet2.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:D4").Copy _
    destination:=Worksheets("Sheet2").Range("E5")

Copy method as it applies to the Chart, Charts, Sheets, Worksheet, and Worksheets objects.

This example copies Sheet1, placing the copy after Sheet3.

Worksheets("Sheet1").Copy After:=Worksheets("Sheet3")