XL: Using Paste Method Without Moving Active Cell

ID: Q108473

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you cannot use Paste as a method of the Range Object. Because the Paste method is selection- dependent, you must make a selection before you can use the method.

If you do not, you may receive one of the following error messages:

   Range does not have Paste method

    -or-

   Run-time error '438':
   Object doesn't support this property or method

WORKAROUND

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To paste data in a Visual Basic procedure without moving the active cell, do either of the following:

To paste data without using the clipboard, use the destination argument of the Copy and Cut methods. The following command copies the contents of cell A1 and pastes it into cell A2:
```
      Range("A1").Copy Destination:=Range("A2")
```
```
    -or-
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To paste data using the clipboard, use the destination argument of the Paste method. The following command pastes the contents of the clipboard into cell A2:
```
      ActiveSheet.Paste Destination:=Range("A2")
```

MORE INFORMATION

If you use the Macro Recorder, and click Paste on the Edit menu, the following command is recorded:

   ActiveSheet.Paste

This command must be preceded by a command that selects the cell or the range into which the information should be pasted.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Paste Method, click the Search button in Help and type:

    Paste Method

Additional query words: 5.00 7.00 8.00 XL98 XL97 XL7 XL5

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode PgmOthr KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,7.0,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999