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Copy and Paste Column's

Bruce
Bruce ✭✭
edited 11/29/23 in Smartsheet Product Feedback & Ideas

Need a way to copy and paste columns from one "standard columns" sheet to new sheets. This would be similar to a template but more flexible.

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We love the idea of being able to leverage column definitions more easily and widely within your Smartsheet solutions. The ability to duplicate a column and its properties within the same sheet is on our roadmap and the ability to copy a column definition across sheets is something we are exploring for the future.

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  • gwson
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    Yes, especially contact list columns. We have a master directory column in a database that has all of our company's contacts. We need these same contacts to be on different forms across different sheets. We need a way to have these contacts copied and pasted over to those sheets.


    PS. Please add a visibility checkbox to the contact list column so that it can display contact names or contact emails depending on preference.

    THe issue is now that sometimes contact columns display names or emails, depending if names have been associated with them. We need them sometimes to be displayed as emails though so we can copy paste those emails. If they are with names, only names can copy and paste.

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  • Olen Ronning
    Olen Ronning Employee
    edited 12/06/22

    We love the idea of being able to leverage column definitions more easily and widely within your Smartsheet solutions. The ability to duplicate a column and its properties within the same sheet is on our roadmap and the ability to copy a column definition across sheets is on our radar as something we are exploring for the future.

    This also relates to an already submitted idea for dynamic dropdowns (used to centrally define column properties for reuse across multiple solutions). Please take a look up-vote and comment as you like: https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/92421/dynamic-dropdowns

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  • Vanessa Scott
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    edited 02/06/23

    The ability to copy a column with properties.

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  • Chris K
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    Please add this functionality

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  • Yvette Moreland
    Yvette Moreland ✭✭✭✭

    The ability to copy a column that would carry over the column type, dropdown options and column description. Thus only requiring to give the column a unique name.

    I use sheets with columns to indicate availability for particular days, with four dropdown options. Each time I add a new date, I have to insert a column, format as dropdown, add the dropdown options, and add the column description. Since all columns have the same dropdown options and same description, it would be very helpful to copy a column and give the new column a unique name.

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  • ana_outset
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    When will this be implemented?

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  • ECRCalexandra
    ECRCalexandra ✭✭✭

    The ability to easily insert several new columns at once without needing to describe them would be a huge time saver. Similarly, being able to copy and paste columns. This feature is so easy in excel but takes ages in smartsheet.

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  • Ray Lindstrom
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    Glad this was already posted and ready to be voted on! Hope it's implemented soon!

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  • Stacie Armstrong
    Stacie Armstrong ✭✭

    When creating similar columns, it would be nice to be able to copy a column and paste it to the right or left of a column (like in Excel). I do realize the name has to be different, though it already prompts you to change it if there is another one with an identical name.

    This would be a timesaver with setting all of the column details and dropdowns.

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  • Tracey Tume
    Tracey Tume ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hi

    Due to the capacity restraints we have multiples of specific sheets and when we introduce a new column it would be amazing to be able to copy the column and paste or add it to the other sheets!

    Properties and structure, not the content.

    Fingers crossed!

    Thank you.

    Tracey

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  • Anne S
    Anne S ✭✭

    Why is copying a column such a sophisticated idea for SS to get? There are numerous requests, well over 1.5 years in age..

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