Exchanging Data with Other Computer Software

You can use the TI‑Nspire™ desktop software to copy table data to and from software outside the TI‑Nspire™ applications, such as TI DataEditor (in the TI Connect™ software) and Excel® spreadsheet software.

Example - Copying Data from TI DataEditor

Open the TI Connect™ software.

Display the TI DataEditor.

If necessary, open the file containing the number, list, or matrix that you want to copy.

Drag to select the values that you want to copy. To copy an entire list, click the top cell in the list.

Click Edit > Copy.

In Lists & Spreadsheet, click the cell where you want the data to be pasted.

If you have copied a range of cells, they will be pasted so that the upper-left corner of the range is positioned at the selected cell. Any data in those cells will be overwritten.

Click Edit > Paste.

Copying Cells from an Excel® Spreadsheet

You can copy up to 26 columns and 2500 rows from an Excel® spreadsheet to a Lists & Spreadsheet application.

Drag to select the values that you want to copy from the Excel® spreadsheet. To copy an entire column, click the column identifier at the top of the column.

Note: If you select non-contiguous columns in the Excel® spreadsheet, they will be pasted as contiguous columns in Lists & Spreadsheet.

Use the standard key shortcut for copying a selection.

Windows®: Press Ctrl+C.

Mac®: Press “+C.

In Lists & Spreadsheet, click the cells where you want the data to be pasted.

If you are copying a range of cells, they will be pasted so that the upper-left corner of the range is positioned at the selected cell. Any data in those cells in will be overwritten.

Paste the data.

Windows®: Press Ctrl+V.

Mac®: Press “+V.

Handheld: Press / V.

Note: Categorical data must be enclosed in quotes (“ “) after the data is pasted.