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Learn some Excel tips on how to select a cell, range, non-neighboring ranges, columns, rows and the entire worksheet's cells.

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Selecting A Cell
Selecting A Range
Selecting Non-Neighboring Ranges
Selecting Entire Columns

Selecting Entire Rows
Selecting the Entire Worksheet's Cells

Selecting Entire Rows

You can select entire rows as part of your selecting operations.

To select entire rows, use any one of the following methods:

Click the Row Heading (A, B, C...) to select a single row.
   
  Excel Tips: Row Select example
   
  OR
   
To select multiple neighboring rows,
click-and-drag the Row Headings to select.
   
  Excel Tips: Neighboring Row Select example
   
  OR
   
To select multiple non-neighboring rows,
hold down the CTRL key and click the Row Headings to select.
   
  Excel Tips: Non-Neighboring Row Select example
   
  OR
   
Press SHIFT+ SPACEBAR to select the row of the active cell or the rows of the selected cells.


Selecting The Entire Worksheet's Cells

You can decide that you want to select all the cells, rows and columns on a worksheet. In other words, you want to select all.

Some Excel Tips on how to select all the cells of a worksheet, use any one of the following methods:

Click the Select All button at the top-right corner where Column A and Row 1 starts.
   
  Excel Tips: Select All button
   
  OR
   
Press CTRL + A on the keyboard.
   
  OR
   
Press CTRL + SHIFT + SPACEBAR on the keyboard.
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See also... Select a Cell | Select a Range
 
Select non-Neighboring Cells | Select entire Columns
 
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