

Excel displays the Macro dialog box, which includes a list of your defined macros. Once your macro is set up, you can replace the regular Ctrl+V command by following these steps: Here are the Excel docs that explain the modes available: You can modify the value of the Paste parameter to be something different, if you find a different pasting mode is better for your purposes. If you want to take the macro route, you can create a very short macro like the following:ĪctiveCell.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues Now when you want to paste, you can simply click on the newly added tool and you will have the desired effect in your worksheet.


However, you may want to consider a non-macro way, as well. Yes, there is a way to change the default using macros. Avner wonders if there is a way to change the default paste format to match the destination format. But 99% (it is probably 99.99%) of the time, he wants to use the destination worksheet's format, so he needs to change the paste option to "Destination" format. Avner notes that when he copies information from an external source, the default "paste" is to match the origin's format.
