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Work with Selections

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The key combinations that allow you to work with selections are listed in the table below.

Shortcut

Description

ENTER

Moves the active cell one cell down in the selection.

To change this default behavior, use the SpreadsheetSelectionBehaviorOptions.MoveActiveCellMode property.

SHIFT+ENTER

Moves the active cell one cell up in the selection.

TAB

Moves the active cell one cell to the right in the selection.

SHIFT+TAB

Moves the active cell one cell to the left in the selection.

CTRL+PERIOD (.)

Moves the active cell clockwise to the next corner of the selection.

CTRL+ALT+LEFT/RIGHT ARROW KEY

Switches between multiple selected ranges of cells.

SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Selects only the active cell in the selected cell range.

CTRL+SPACEBAR

Selects an entire column in a worksheet.

SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Selects an entire row in a worksheet.

CTRL+A

Selects the entire worksheet or the data region to which the active cell belongs.

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR

Selects the entire worksheet or the data region to which the active cell belongs.

SHIFT+ARROW KEYS

Extend the selection by one cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW KEYS

Extend the selection to the last nonblank cell in a row or column.

SHIFT+HOME

Extends the selection to the first column.

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Extends the selection to the beginning of the document.

CTRL+SHIFT+END

Extends the selection to the previously used cell in a worksheet.

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Extends the selection one screen down in a worksheet.

SHIFT+PAGE UP

Extends the selection one screen up in a worksheet.