You've got data in one sheet in your spreadsheet, and you want to use it in another sheet. You could copy it—but then you'd have to manually update the data in each spreadsheet every time the data changed. Who has that kind of time? Not to mention the risk you run of manually inputting incorrect data. Show
Get more out of your spreadsheets with automation Learn how There's a better option: link your spreadsheet cells to keep the data consistent across sheets. Here are two easy ways to copy data from another sheet in Excel (and the same trick works for Google Sheets, Numbers, and other popular spreadsheet apps).Copy cells from one sheet to another with !To copy data from one sheet to another, all you need to know is the source sheet's name and the name of the cell being copied. Then link them together with an exclamation mark.
Here's a detailed example: Let's say your source sheet's name is "Roster," and you need to copy the data from cell A2 into another sheet named "Names." In the "Names" sheet, click the desired cell, type Or, there's an easier option.
Now, if you change the data in the original cell that was copied, the data will automatically update in every spreadsheet where that cell is referenced. Need to calculate values using the data in your source cell? Simply type the rest of your function as normal. For example, if Connect sheets in different spreadsheetsHave data in two different spreadsheets that you want to copy to a new spreadsheet? The best option is to use Zapier's Microsoft Excel workflows (or Google Sheets workflows) to connect your sheets. With these Zaps (what we call our pre-built workflows), Zapier can watch for new or updated data in your source cells and automatically copy it over to your desired spreadsheet.
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This article was originally published in June 2017. The most recent update, with contributions from Jessica Lau, was in December 2022. How do I auto populate information from one tab to another in Google Sheets?To autofill the rest of the values in column C, we can hover over the bottom right-hand corner of cell C2 until a tiny “+” appears. Then click and drag down to all of the remaining cells in column C: What is this? Notice that all of the values from the Points column in Sheet1 have been autofilled into Sheet2.
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