How do you select a range of cells in Excel by typing?
Press F5 or CTRL+G to launch the Go To dialog. In the Go to list, click the name of the cell or range that you want to select, or type the cell reference in the Reference box, then press OK. For example, in the Reference box, type B3 to select that cell, or type B1:B3 to select a range of cells.
To select a larger range, it's easier to click the first cell and hold down the Shift key while you click the last cell in the range.
- Click in the cell which is to be one corner of the range of cells.
- Move the mouse to the opposite corner of the range of cells.
- Hold down the Shift key and click.
- Click Data > Filter, see screenshot:
- And a small triangle will display at the bottom right corner of the title, click the small triangle, and a menu will appear. ...
- And a Custom AutoFilter dialog box will pop out. ...
- Click OK.
To select an entire column: press and hold the Ctrl key, then press the Spacebar. For example, if you want to select column A, press Ctrl+Spacebar while the cursor is anywhere in column A. To select an entire row: press and hold the Shift key, then press the Spacebar.
- Select any cell in your table.
- Go to the Ablebits Tools tab > Utilities group, and click Randomize > Select Randomly:
- On the add-in's pane, choose what to select: random rows, random columns or random cells.
- Specify the number or percentage for the desired sample size.
To select a range, select a cell, then with the left mouse button pressed, drag over the other cells. Or use the Shift + arrow keys to select the range. To select non-adjacent cells and cell ranges, hold Ctrl and select the cells.
Press CTRL+A. Note If the worksheet contains data, and the active cell is above or to the right of the data, pressing CTRL+A selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+A a second time selects the entire worksheet.
- Select any cell within the range.
- Select Data > Filter.
- Select the column header arrow .
- Select Text Filters or Number Filters, and then select a comparison, like Between.
- Enter the filter criteria and select OK.
- In Excel, the Filter function is used widely in our daily work. ...
- Select the ranges you use, and click Data > Filter to enable the Filter function.
- Then click at the filter icon on the column you want to filter on, and select Text Filters > Contains.
How do you do an if function for a range of values?
Step 1: Put the number you want to test in cell C6 (150). Step 2: Put the criteria in cells C8 and C9 (100 and 999). Step 3: Put the results if true or false in cells C11 and C12 (100 and 0). Step 4: Type the formula =IF(AND(C6>=C8,C6<=C9),C11,C12).
Use Range (arg), where arg names the range, to return a Range object that represents a single cell or a range of cells. The following example places the value of cell A1 in cell A5. The following example fills the range A1:H8 with random numbers by setting the formula for each cell in the range.
"Easily select all the way down without the mouse/scrolling"
By default you can start this tool with the shortcut Control+Alt+L.
- Select the cell with the formula and the adjacent cells you want to fill.
- Click Home > Fill, and choose either Down, Right, Up, or Left. Keyboard shortcut: You can also press Ctrl+D to fill the formula down in a column, or Ctrl+R to fill the formula to the right in a row.
Hold down Shift , then press End and then → . Then (while still holding Shift ) press End again and then ↓ . This should select everything in a very small number of key strokes. However if there are gaps in your data you may have to press End then ↓ until you have everything.
To select one object, click the object. To select multiple shapes in a group, press and hold Shift or Ctrl while you click the shapes.
Without Using Ctrl Key
Select the cell from where you want to start your selection. Press Shift + F8 for once. You get a message “Add To Selection” on your status bar – bottom of your Excel window. Now, you can select your cells just by clicking on them.
You can also click anywhere in the table column, and then press CTRL+SPACEBAR, or you can click the first cell in the table column, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW. Note: Pressing CTRL+SPACEBAR once selects the table column data; pressing CTRL+SPACEBAR twice selects the entire table column.
You can find a named range by going to the Home tab, clicking Find & Select, and then Go To. Or, press Ctrl+G on your keyboard. In the Go to box, double-click the named range you want to find.
Selecting Cells with the Mouse
To select a single cell, left-click on it. To select a range of cells, click and hold the left mouse button and drag through the range you want to select. When a range is selected, it becomes highlighted.
How do you select multiple cells in Excel that are not next to each other?
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Select Non-Adjacent Cells with Keyboard and Mouse
- With your mouse, click the first cell you want to highlight. ...
- Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard.
- Click the rest of the cells you want to highlight.
- Once the desired cells are highlighted, release the Ctrl key.
