Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 19, 2023)
This tip applies to Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Excel has a handy feature that allows you to automatically add subtotals to a data list. (How to create subtotals is covered in other issues of ExcelTips.) You may be wondering, once the subtotals are in place, how you can copy the subtotals to a different worksheet. This is actually rather easy to do, if you follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Go To Special dialog box.
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