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iOne
Level 5
June 7, 2019
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Frustrating / Feedback: Can't paste numbers from Excel into TT Desktop. Workaround? Feedback fix?

  • June 7, 2019
  • 6 replies
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If I paste a currency value from Excel Desktop like "$38,288.82" into TT Desktop, it won't go.  Nothing happens.  I have to first change the cell format to "text" and get "38288.82", then I can paste.

Is there a way to cut & paste without that extra step of formatting as plain text first?


Please do not tell me that TT won't accept the symbols: I know.  See above.

    6 replies

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    DoninGALevel 15
    Level 15
    June 7, 2019
    The numeric fields in TurboTax will Only accept numbers, not any type of character.
    Level 15
    pk_Level 15
    Level 15
    June 7, 2019
    If you are trying to paste into the forms  these are generally text -- try pasting  numbers  into the worksheets -- that should work
    iOneAuthor
    Level 5
    June 7, 2019
    Please read the question again.
    Anonymous
    June 7, 2019

    try formating  the cells as numbers without the $ sign.  

    iOneAuthor
    Level 5
    June 7, 2019
    That's not helpful.  Please read the question again.
    krhertzer
    Level 2
    March 26, 2022

    This frustrates me every time as well.

    Intuit, please fix this obvious bug in your software.

    When pasting a cell from excel with currency symbols in it, you should just ignore them!

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