Tricks For Selecting Cells In Excel

When using Excel for data processing, selecting cells is a common operation. In this article, I will introduce some tricks of how to quickly select current data cells, adjacent and non-adjacent data cells, entire row and column, and the same cell range in multiple Excel worksheets.

1. Tricks To Select Current Data Areas In Excel Worksheet.

1.1 Select Entire Worksheet.

1. Use the keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard will select all cells in the current worksheet. Press Ctrl + Shift + 8 will select all the cells in the current data region.
2. Select the entire worksheet: Click on the triangle button at the top left corner of the worksheet to select the entire worksheet.

1.2 Select Special Cell Region.

1. Use the “Go To Special” feature: Click on the “Find & Select” button in the “Home” tab, then select “Go To Special”.
2. In the “Go To Special” dialog box, select “Current region” and click “OK”. This will select all the cells in the current data area.
3. Use the “Format as Table” feature: Click on any cell within the current data range, then click on the “Format as Table” button in the “Home” tab Styles group.
4. Excel will automatically detect the data range and format it as a table. You can then select the entire table by clicking on the small arrow button at the top left corner of the table.
5. Select a cell in the worksheet, such as cell C6, and then press “Ctrl+Shift+→” to select the cell and all data cells on the right side of the row. Press “Ctrl+Shift+↓” to select the cell and all data cells below the column.

2. Tricks To Select Adjacent And Non-Adjacent Cells In Excel Worksheet.

2.1 Select Adjacent Excel Cells.

1. To select adjacent cells in an Excel worksheet, you can use one of the following tricks.
2. Click and drag: Click on a cell in the range you want to select, then click and drag the mouse to highlight the adjacent cells you want to select.
3. Shift key: Click on the first cell in the range you want to select, then hold down the Shift key and click on the last cell in the range.
4. Enter the continuous cell address in the Name Box ( locate on the top left corner of excel ) on the excel main interface, such as A3:C9, and press “Enter” to select the continuous cell range.

2.2 Select Non-Adjacent Excel Cells.

1. To select non-adjacent cells in an Excel worksheet, you can use one of the following tricks:
2. Ctrl key: Click on the first cell you want to select, then hold down the Ctrl key and click on each additional cell you want to select.
3. Enter multiple single cell addresses in the Name Box ( locate on the top left corner of excel ), and separate different addresses with “,“. Press Enter to select multiple non-adjacent cells at the same time.

3. Tricks To Select Entire Row & Column In Excel Worksheet.

3.1 Select Entire Excel Row.

1. To select an entire row in an Excel worksheet, you can use one of the following tricks:
2. Click on the row header: Click on the row header (the number on the left-hand side of the row) to select the entire row.
3. Use the keyboard shortcut: Pressing Shift + Spacebar on your keyboard will select the entire row that contains the active cell.

3.2 Select Entire Excel Column.

1. To select an entire column in an Excel worksheet, you can use one of the following tricks:
2. Click on the column header: Click on the column header (the letter at the top of the column) to select the entire column.
3. Use the keyboard shortcut: Pressing Ctrl + Spacebar on your keyboard will select the entire column that contains the active cell.

4. Tricks To Select Same Area In Multiple Worksheets.

1. Select a range of cells in the current worksheet.
2. Press and hold the Ctrl key and click the other worksheet tabs to select multiple worksheet tabs at the same time.
3. Release the Ctrl key, now when you click the other worksheet tab to open it, you can see that it will select the same cell range in the worksheet tab you select.