- Open your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, copy the cells that you wish to transfer to the desired SharePoint List.
- Make sure the field type matches with the cells in the List.
For example, the date fields much match with the List Field Type, else it will throw an error.
- Login to your SharePoint Online Instance using Internet Explorer and navigate to the desired List where you want to paste the Excel data. If you see the image below, the list has already some items. Please note that you should have sufficient permissions in order to edit the List. Get in touch with your SharePoint Administrator to verify.
** Must use Internet Explorer.
- Click on edit in grid view button as you see on the above image. This will open the list in a “datasheet” view. Navigate to the bottom of the list and select the empty cell where you wish to paste the values.
- Press Ctrl-V to paste the values from your Excel Spreadsheet.
- Click on Allow access button when you see the below popup on screen.