How do you copy a cell's content verses it's formula?

I have 2 cells and combined them into a third cell with the following
formula... =a1&" "&b1. I was combining a person's first name (cell 1) with a
person's second name (cell 2) so cell 3 included the first and second name.
Now I want to copy and paste cell 3, but it copies the formula... I need to
paste in the content (first and second name) not the formula.

Hi Tammy,
You could use a macro see JOIN macro on it's page
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/join.htm
not what you actually asked because if would change
column A with the concatenated constant and clear column B.

But you could create our own macro to do what you ask.

Another way would be to use the results of your concatenation
formula. Select column C, Copy (ctrl+c), Edit, Paste special, values

HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
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"Tammy" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I have 2 cells and combined them into a third cell with the following
> formula... =a1&" "&b1. I was combining a person's first name (cell 1) with a
> person's second name (cell 2) so cell 3 included the first and second name.
> Now I want to copy and paste cell 3, but it copies the formula... I need to
> paste in the content (first and second name) not the formula.