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Excel Tips: Simplify Selecting the Perfect Cells Every Time
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May 8, 2025 1:11 PM

Excel Tips: Simplify Selecting the Perfect Cells Every Time

by HubSite 365 about Mike Tholfsen

Principal Group Product Manager - Microsoft Education

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Key insights

  • Excel cell selection helps you work faster by letting you choose single cells, multiple cells, or entire rows and columns as needed.
  • You can use the Shift key to select a range of adjacent cells quickly.
  • The Ctrl key allows you to pick non-adjacent cells or ranges for more flexible selection.
  • Select All can be done by clicking the square at the top left corner of the worksheet, making it easy to highlight everything at once.
  • Name Box lets you type a cell reference or range to jump directly and select those cells without scrolling.
  • Mouse shortcuts, like double-clicking or dragging, help speed up the process of highlighting data in your Excel sheet.

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