Best way to copy a section of a table?

JenniferMurphy

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This comes up fairly often, so I thought I'd see if there is a better way than the tedious way I am currently doing it.

The mini-sheet below is a table I use to track the NFL Power Rankings for the grandkids, who are big 49er fans. The new rankings come out every Tuesday. I need to make a copy of the 3 columns of the most recent section. The mini-sheet does not accurately display the table headings or the rows above the table. Those are formatted with the Center Across Selection alignment. This is how they really look.

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2022 Power Rankings.xlsx
BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU
4Week 5Week 4Week 3Week 2Week 1Week 0
510/11/2210/04/229/27/229/20/229/13/229/09/22
6TeamConfDivisionWk 5 RecordWk 5 RankWk 5 ΔWk 4 RecordWk 4 RankWk 4 ΔWk 3 RecordWk 3 RankWk 3 ΔWk 2 RecordWk 2 RankWk 2 ΔWk 1 RecordWk 1 RankWk 1 ΔWk 0 RecordWk 0 Rank
7Philadelphia EaglesNFCEast5-02-14-01=03-01+22-03+71-010+40-014
8Buffalo BillsAFCEast4-11+13-12=02-12-12-01=01-01=00-01
9Kansas City ChiefsAFCWest4-13=03-13+22-15-32-02=01-02+50-07
10Green Bay PackersNFCNorth3-28-43-14=02-14+11-15+30-18-20-06
11San Francisco 49ersNFCWest3-24+12-25+61-211-21-19+20-111-80-03
12Cincinnati BengalsAFCNorth2-39-32-26+41-210+20-212-30-19-40-05
13Baltimore RavensAFCNorth3-25+22-27=02-17+31-110-41-06+40-010
14Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFCSouth3-26+22-28=02-18-42-04-11-03+10-04
15Minnesota VikingsNFCNorth4-17+23-19=02-19+21-111-41-07+130-020
16Miami DolphinsAFCEast3-218-83-110-73-03+52-08+51-013+60-019
17Los Angeles RamsNFCWest2-315-42-211-52-16=01-16-20-14-20-02
18Tennessee TitansAFCSouth3-211+12-212=02-112+80-220-30-117=00-017
19Dallas CowboysNFCEast4-110+33-113=02-113+81-121+60-127-120-015
20Los Angeles ChargersAFCWest3-212+22-214+11-215-81-17-21-05+40-09
21Las Vegas RaidersAFCWest1-414+11-315+60-321-60-215-10-114-30-011
22Denver BroncosAFCWest2-323-72-216-22-114+31-117-10-116-80-08
23Arizona CardinalsNFCWest2-319-22-217+31-220-61-114+80-122-60-016
24New Orleans SaintsNFCSouth2-316+21-318+11-219-61-113-11-012+10-013
25New York GiantsNFCEast4-113+63-119+32-122-32-019+21-021+70-028
26Jacksonville JaguarsAFCSouth2-325-52-220-22-118+101-128+30-131-20-029
27Cleveland BrownsAFCNorth2-320+12-221-42-117+51-122-21-020+20-022
28Altanta FalconsNFCSouth2-322=02-222+31-225+40-229+10-130+10-031
29Seattle SeahawksNFCWest2-324-12-223+51-228-41-124-61-018+60-024
30Detroit LionsNFCNorth1-426-21-324-81-216=01-116+100-126-10-025
31New England PatriotsAFCEast2-321+41-325-11-224-61-118+50-123-50-018
32New York JetsAFCEast3-217+92-226+51-231-61-125+70-132-60-026
33Pittsburgh SteelersAFCNorth1-427=01-327-12-126-31-123-41-019+20-021
34Indianapolis ColtsAFCSouth2-2-128=01-2-128-51-1-123+30-1-126-110-0-115-30-012
35Washington CommandersNFCEast1-430-11-329+11-230-31-127-31-024+60-030
36Chicago BearsNFCNorth2-329+12-230-31-227+310130-51-025+70-032
37Carolina PanthersNFCSouth1-432-11-331-21-229+20-231-20-129-60-023
38Houston TexansAFCSouth1-3-131+10-3-132=00-2-132=00-1-132-40-0-128-10-027
2019 Power rankings
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
G7:G38G7=[@[Wk 4 Rank]]-[@[Wk 5 Rank]]
J7:J38J7=[@[Wk 3 Rank]]-[@[Wk 4 Rank]]
M7:M38M7=[@[Wk 2 Rank]]-[@[Wk 3 Rank]]
P7:P38P7=[@[Wk 1 Rank]]-[@[Wk 2 Rank]]
S7:S38S7=[@[Wk 0 Rank]]-[@[Wk 1 Rank]]


I tried selecting columns E:G and Ctrl-Shift dragging them to the left. That gives me this error message.
1665512759735.png

Next I tried selecting just those three columns within the table. Dragging them results in all kinds of messes.

I tried right-clicking on E6 and selecting Insert | Table Columns to the Left. I got a new column, but the table was shifted to the right making the rows above the table misaligned.

I even tried copying the 3 columns outside the table and then back in, but got that same error message.

The only thing that sorta works is to insert 3 columns by right-clicking on the column sheet header (not the table header). Naturally, M$FT did not provide a way to insert 3 columns all at once, a feature that is in Google Sheets, so I have to do it 3 times. I can then copy the contents of the 3 columns of the previous section.

Does anyone know of a better way?
 

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