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PAD - Copying cell from Excel, pasting in to multiple areas

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Hi, I've built a desktop flow that copied a cell and I would like to paste it to multiple areas.  Since it copies the actual value, it wants to paste that exact value.  That's fine, overall, although that value will change when a loop happens.
 
Is there a way to input as text, variable or expression from cell "E2" from Excel?
 
Thanks for any insight.
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    eetuRobo 4,565 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Try using "Read from Excel worksheet" -action to store the value from E2 cell into a variable.


    then you can use "Write to Excel worksheet" -action or "Populate text field ..." -actions to write the value in %ExcelData% to where ever you want the value to be populated in.


    I might not have understood the question fully so please clarify if my answer did not solve the issue. Are you trying to copy E2 cell value to different cells in the same Excel worksheet? Or to a different file or to some UI / website text field?
    Please add screenshots of your current flow and what is happening now in the Excel vs what you would want the outcome to be in the Excel.

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