Copy data from one column to another
You can copy an entire column of data from one column (alternative and year) to another. This facilitates copying data when you have entered an entire year's data and want to copy it to another year or alternative without accessing each data-entry field and using the Auto Copy feature. This will overwrite any data entered in the destination column in all data-entry fields. However, application-generated items, such as personal exemptions, will still default correctly based on the destination year.
You have the option to copy data from one column to another column in the current tab or throughout the entire plan.
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If you choose to copy data from one column to another throughout the entire plan (by choosing
Edit
, Copy Column
, then Entire Plan
), the Copy Column function will copy all data entry from the Source column to the Destination column in all data-entry tabs, not just the current tab. You may want to back up the plan's data before copying a column.- With a plan open, chooseEdit, thenCopy Columnand choose either Current Tab Only or Entire Plan.
- To copy data from one column to anotherin the current tab only, leaving data in other tabs as they are, chooseEdit,Copy Column, thenCurrent Tab Only.
- To copy data from one column to anotherin every tab in the plan, chooseEdit,Copy Column, thenEntire Plan.
In theCopy Column - Current Tab Onlywindow or in theCopy Column - Entire Planwindow, you will need to select the column that you want to copy in the Source group box. TheAlternativeandYearfields will default to the column in which the cursor is currently located. However, you can select another column from the dropdown list. You also need to select the Destination column, which is the column to which data will be copied. - In the Source group box, select the column to copy from by selecting an alternative from theAlternativedropdown list and a year from theYeardropdown list.
- In the Destination group box, select the column to copy to by selecting an alternative from theAlternativedropdown list and a year from theYeardropdown list.
- SelectOK.noteIf you choseEdit,Copy Column, thenCurrent Tab Only, data is copied from the Source column to the Destination column in the tab that is currently open. If you choseEdit,Copy Column, thenEntire Plan, data is copied from the Source column to the Destination column in every tab in the plan.