How to Select a Range of Cells in Microsoft Excel
See Microsoft Excel: Tips and Tricks for similar articles.To select a range of cells in Microsoft Excel, just follow these three steps.
This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft Excel: 2010, 2013, and 2016.
- Click on a cell in one of the corners of the range of cells you wish to select.
- Hold the left mouse button down and drag horizontally and vertically until the range you wish to select is highlighted.
- Release the click.
You can select all the cells in a row by clicking on the number to the left of the row.
You can select all the cells in a column by clicking on the letter at the top of the column.
Any formatting changes you make will be applied to all highlighted cells.
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