# Only Copy Visible Cells

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cells; copying/deleting/formatting/moving
rows;visible and invisible
copying; visible cells only
formatting;visible cells only
moving;visible cells only
deleting;visible cells only
invisible cells
filters;copying visible cells only
hidden cells
mw changed "cells;"
Only Copy Visible Cells
Assume you have hidden a few rows in a cell range. Now you want to copy, delete, or format only the remaining visible rows.
$[officename] behavior depends on how the cells were made invisible, by a filter or manually.

Method and Action
Result
Cells were filtered by AutoFilters, standard filters or advanced filters.
Copy, delete, move, or format a selection of currently visible cells.
Only the visible cells of the selection are copied, deleted, moved, or formatted.
Cells were hidden using the Hide command in the context menu of the row or column headers, or through an outline.
Copy, delete, move, or format a selection of currently visible cells.
All cells of the selection, including the hidden cells, are copied, deleted, moved, or formatted.