How to Delete Microsoft Excel Values, Keep Formulas

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Introduction

In Microsoft Excel, you can create a worksheet that will be used to input numbers, with formulas set to perform calculations on those input numbers (known as values). You can use the worksheet repeatedly by clearing the values while retaining the formulas. For instance, you might create a monthly budget where you can save the current month’s budget with next month’s name, then delete this month’s data leaving the formulas for next month’s budget. This tip tells you how to quickly delete those values while retaining the formulas.

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Step1
Create or open a Microsoft Excel worksheet that contains values and formulas where you need to delete the values, but not the formulas.
Step2
Open up the Go To dialog box by pressing F5 or CTRL-G.
Step3
Special Button On the Go To dialog box, click the Special button. The Go To Special dialog box will open.
Step4
Constants On the Go To Special dialog box, click to fill the Constants button, and if not also filled, click on Numbers. Press OK.
Step5
All Values Selected All the cells with data in them will be highlighted making them easy to delete in the next step.
Step6
Values Deleted Press the delete key to delete all the values. The formulas remain. Click anywhere in the worksheet to get out of the selection mode.

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sbp15

sbp15 said

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on 7/9/2008 Nice tip,thanks for sharing

amylaine

amylaine said

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on 6/8/2008 Great instructions, thanks for sharing.

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