Insert Copied Cell
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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Insert Copied Cell Action?
The Insert Copied Cell Action inserts one or more copied cells into an Excel workbook.
Creating an Insert Copied Cell Action
Drag and drop the Target Selector
onto the Targets 
list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue
to drag the Target Selector to the Cell
option, expanding the available Cell
Options 
.
Choose the desired cell option:
- Current Cell - Performs the action to the active cell in the workbook
- Exact Cell - Performs the action to a cell specified by the user
- Cell Range - Performs the action to a defined range of cells
- Named Range - Performs the action
to a named range within the workbook
Note: An Exact Cell can also be accessed by targeting it directly.
If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA LE will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)
A preview of the target
cell 
is displayed along with a button that
allows you to modify the cell
to target 
, per the Cell
Options (above).
Select the Insert
Copied Cell Action 
from the Actions list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. Both
the Timing 
and
Error 
settings
for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will
run.
Note: For more information about the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
Choose how the to shift
cells 
once the copied cells are inserted.
Cells may be shifted down, or right.
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to
save the Action.