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Caution  Be careful when you move or copy sheets. Calculations or charts based on worksheet data might become inaccurate if you move the worksheet. Similarly, if you insert a worksheet between sheets that are referred to by a 3-D formula reference (3-D reference: A reference to a range that spans two or more worksheets in a workbook.), data on that worksheet might be included in the calculation.

1. To move or copy sheets to another workbook, open the workbook that will receive the sheets.
2. Switch to the workbook that contains the sheets you want to move or copy, and then select the sheets.

   How?

   When you enter or change data, the changes affect all selected sheets. These changes may replace data on the active sheet and other selected sheets.

   To select	Do this
   A single sheet	Click the sheet tab. If you don't see the tab you want, click the tab scrolling buttons to display the tab, and then click the tab.
   Two or more adjacent sheets	Click the tab for the first sheet, and then hold down SHIFT and click the tab for the last sheet.
   Two or more nonadjacent sheets	Click the tab for the first sheet, and then hold down CTRL and click the tabs for the other sheets.
   All sheets in a workbook	Right-click a sheet tab, and then click Select All Sheets on the shortcut menu (shortcut menu: A menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. To display a shortcut menu, right-click an item or press SHIFT+F10.).

   Note  If sheet tabs have been color-coded, the sheet tab name will be underlined in a user-specified color when selected. If the sheet tab is displayed with a background color, the sheet has not been selected.

   Cancel a selection of multiple sheets

   To cancel a selection of multiple sheets in a workbook, click any unselected sheet.

   If no unselected sheet is visible, right-click the tab of a selected sheet. Then click Ungroup Sheets on the shortcut menu.

3. On the Edit menu, click Move or Copy Sheet.
4. In the To book box, click the workbook to receive the sheets.

   To move or copy the selected sheets to a new workbook, click new book.

5. In the Before sheet box, click the sheet before which you want to insert the moved or copied sheets.
6. To copy the sheets instead of moving them, select the Create a copy check box.

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