Assume you have hidden a few rows in a cell range. Now you want to copy, delete, or format only the remaining visible rows.
Office behaviour depends on how the cells were made invisible, by a filter or manually.
Method and Action | Result |
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Cells were filtered by AutoFilters, standard filters or advanced filters. Copy, delete, move, or format a selection of currently visible cells. | Only the visible cells of the selection are copied, deleted, moved, or formatted. |
Cells were hidden using the Hide command in the context menu of the row or column headers, or through an outline. Copy, delete, move, or format a selection of currently visible cells. | By default, all cells of the selection, including the hidden cells, are copied, deleted, moved, or formatted. Restrict the selection to visible rows choosing Edit - Select - Select Visible Rows Only or to visible columns choosing Edit - Select - Select Visible Columns Only. |