Microsoft Lists | Copying and Pasting tasks

Question

Hi Microsoft Community,

For some reason, the copy-and-paste feature doesn't work on Microsoft Lists. In "Edit grid view" mode, I can drag down a row to completely replace the next row, but it doesn't just copy and paste.

When I try to copy and paste in "Edit Grid View" view, I see the following error message. All columns have the required fields, so not sure why I see this error message.

Any ideas on how to troubleshoot further or what the issue might be?

All help is appreciated!

Best,

Grace

Answer 1

Dear Grace Varughese,

Good day! Thank you for posting to Microsoft Community. We are happy to help you.

From your description It seems Microsoft list cannot copy behavior from your side.

If my understanding is right, apologized situation you encountered, we do understand the inconvenience caused and apologize for it. And I just tested from my side, and it seem I can copy 2 rows without an error more than 2 rows try to copy I got the same issue as you.

When you select 2 rows won’t get this error

I believe this could be related to backend decline we suggest you give feedback.

Personally, I completely agree with you, this is indeed a good addition to the current features of SharePoint. Thank you for bringing thing to our attention. We sincerely recommend you go to Microsoft List Feedback community to provide your feedback: Microsoft List · Community (microsoft.com).This is the best platform to let related team hear from you and make the products and services better for you and others.

Symptoms

When you attempt to copy nonadjacent cell or range selections, you may receive the following error message:

That command cannot be used on multiple selections.

Cause

These error messages may occur when your cell or range selections are in different columns or different rows. You can, however, copy and paste nonadjacent ranges without getting an error message if your selection contains any of the following:

· Multiple rows within the same column, for example, A1, A3, A5.

· Multiple columns within the same row, for example, A2, C2, E2.

· Multiple rows and columns within the same columns and rows, for example, A1, C1, A3, C3, A5, C5.

Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated.

If there is any misunderstanding, please feel free to correct me.

Have a nice day!

Best regards,