How to Copy or Move Sheets in Excel? (using 5 Different Ways)

Top 5 Different Ways to Copy or Move Sheets in Excel

Below are the 5 ways of copying a sheet in Excel.

By using the dragging method
By using the right-click method
Copy a sheet by using Excel Ribbon
Copy Sheet from Another Workbook
Copy Multiple Sheets in Excel

#1 Copy Sheet by Dragging Method

As per our understanding drag & drop means to move something from one place to another. This method is very easy and fastest way of copying the sheet.

Below are the steps for copying a sheet by using a dragging method:

Step 1: Click on the sheet tab (Sheet1) that you want to copy. Refer below screenshot.

Step 2: Press the CTRL key and drag the Sheet1 where you want to place it then, this will create a copy of the Sheet1 with the name of Sheet1 (2) as per the below screenshot.

#2 Copy Sheet by Right- Click

This is also the easiest way to copying or making a duplicate sheet in excel using a mouse. Below are the steps:

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Step 1: Right-click on the sheet tab. It will open a drop-down list of options. Click on Move or Copy option from the drop-down list.

Step 2: This will again open the Move or Copy dialog box. Refer below screenshot.

Step 3: Select the option under Before Sheet section, where you want to move or copy the sheet (Sheet1). Here I want to copy the sheet at the end of the sheets hence selected the last option which is a move to end. Tick on the box “Create a copy”. Click on OK.

Step 4: It will create a copy of Sheet1 like the below screenshot.

#3 Copy a Sheet by Using Excel Ribbon

For copying a sheet by using this method, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Go to the HOME tab. Click on FORMAT option under the Cells section shown as below screenshot (denoted by a red box).

Step 2: This will open a drop-down list of options. Click on Move or Copy Sheet option as shown in below screenshot.

Step 3: This will again open a Move or Copy dialog box as shown below.

Follow the same steps which we followed under the Copy sheet by Right – click section.

#4 Copy Excel Sheet from Another Workbook

If we have done some work on Excel workbook and have to share some part of it or one sheet with someone. We don’t want to share the whole workbook with him due to some critical and confidential information. In that case, we can use this option of copying the sheet from our workbook into a separate workbook.

Steps are the same which we learned in the above section.

Step 1: Right-click on the sheet tab which you want to copy and then choose the option Move or Copy from the drop-down list.

Step 2: Again Move or Copy dialog box will appear as shown in the below screenshot. Click on “To Book” and select the target file.

Step 3: To copy the sheet into a new workbook, select a new book then, Under Before sheet section, choose the destination where you want to place a copy of the sheet. Also, tick on Create a copy checkbox then, Click on OK.

#5 Copy Multiple Sheets in Excel

We also can copy multiple excel sheets. Follow the below steps:

Step 1: For selecting adjacent sheets, click on the first sheet tab, press the SHIFT key and click on the last sheet tab.

Step 2: For alternate or non-adjacent sheets, click on the first sheet tab, press the CTRL key and click the other sheets tab one by one which you want to copy.

Step 3: After selecting multiple sheets, do a right-click. Drop down list will open. Choose the Move or Copy option. Follow the same steps as we discussed in the above section.

Things to Remember

When we open the Move or Copy dialog box, under the “To book” section, Excel displays only the open workbooks in the drop-down list. Hence open the destination workbook before copying the sheet.

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