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MorePowerBI
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How do you copy a cell value in Data view

Hello,

 

PBI desktop has three different "views"  that can be selected from the left - Report, Data, and Model.

 

In the Report view, I'm able to create a table or matrix visualization and copy individual cell values.

When I view the table in the Data view there are two "copy" options when you right-click a cell - Copy and Copy table.

When I click Copy I end up copying the entire column and Copy table copies the entire table. 

 

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Is it intentional to not have the ability to copy single cells in the Data view?

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v-yalanwu-msft
Community Support
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Hi, @MorePowerBI ;

Another way is tranform data then in power query .

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v-yalanwu-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @MorePowerBI ;

Another way is tranform data then in power query .

vyalanwumsft_0-1658211713270.pngvyalanwumsft_1-1658211758019.png


Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

parry2k
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@MorePowerBI yes this is how it works, not to copy the cell but the entire column or entire table. To copy a value for a cell, you need to first filter and then use the copy function.

 

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This approach doesn't work. It will copy the values displayed in the entire column

@parry2k, how do you filter to a specific value on the drop down menu if you can't copy and paste the value from the table?

for sure!  This is absolutely needed for data cleansing and other reasons!

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