Guide
Copy spreadsheet data into a web form, fast
Entering a list into a CRM, a booking system or any web form usually means switching back and forth for every single field. On a Mac, Copycell cuts that to one keystroke per field.
Step by step
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Open your list in Copycell
Open the CSV or Excel file (⌘O), drag it onto the window, or copy the cells in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets and press ⌘V in an empty Copycell window.
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Click the first cell you need
In Copy mode, one click copies a cell. It turns green, so you can always see which records you have already done.
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Paste it into the form
Switch to your browser and paste with ⌘V, as usual.
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Press ⌃⌥V for every field after that
Click the next field in the form and press ⌃⌥V (Control-Option-V). Copycell pastes the next cell and moves on, so you never switch back. Set it to move across the row in Settings to fill one form per record: name, company, email, phone.
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Or keep the row on screen
Press ⇧⌘R for the Row Card: the current record floats over your browser, and clicking a field copies it without leaving the form.
Why it's slow without help
Copying from Excel or Numbers means selecting a cell, pressing ⌘C, switching to the browser, clicking the field, pressing ⌘V, then switching back and finding your place again. For a form with five fields and fifty records, that's hundreds of app switches, and it's easy to skip or repeat a row.
Copycell keeps your place for you: copied cells stay highlighted, and the next cell is always lined up, tagged NEXT.
Questions
Is there a way to paste a whole row of a spreadsheet into different form fields at once?
Web forms only accept one value per field, so each field needs its own paste. Copycell makes each one a single keystroke: Paste & Next (Control-Option-V) pastes the next cell and moves on, across the row or down a column.
Why does Copycell need Accessibility permission?
To paste into another app for you, it has to press Command-V there, which macOS only allows once you grant Accessibility. Copycell uses it for nothing else. Without it, Control-Option-V still copies the next cell and you press Command-V yourself.
Can I see which rows I have already entered?
Yes. Every copied cell turns green, and the row filter can show only the rows you have not copied yet. Progress is saved with the file, so you can stop and carry on tomorrow.
Does it work with Google Sheets?
Yes. Copy the cells in Google Sheets and press Command-V in an empty Copycell window, or download the sheet as CSV or Excel and open it.