12 Ways to Select Cells in Excel

There are many ways to select cells in Excel, depending on your needs and preferences. Here are 12 ways that you can try:

1. **Click on a cell** to select it. You can also use the keyboard arrow keys to navigate to the cell and select it.
2. **Drag the mouse over a range of cells** to select them. You can also use the Shift + arrow keys to extend the selection.
3. **Click on the first cell and then Shift + click on the last cell** to select a range of cells. This works for both adjacent and non-adjacent ranges.
4. **Press Ctrl + A** to select the entire worksheet. If you have data in a table or a named range, this shortcut will select only that data.
5. **Press Ctrl and click on individual cells** to select non-adjacent cells. You can also press Ctrl and drag the mouse over non-adjacent ranges.
6. **Click on the row or column header** to select the entire row or column. You can also press Shift + Spacebar to select the entire row, or Ctrl + Spacebar to select the entire column.
7. **Drag the mouse over multiple row or column headers** to select adjacent rows or columns. You can also press Shift and click on the last row or column header to extend the selection.
8. **Press Ctrl and click on multiple row or column headers** to select non-adjacent rows or columns. You can also press Ctrl and drag the mouse over non-adjacent row or column headers.
9. **Press Ctrl + arrow key** to move to the first or last cell in a row or column that contains data or formatting. This will also select the cell.
10. **Press Ctrl + End** to move to the last cell that contains data or formatting in the worksheet. This will also select the cell.
11. **Press Ctrl + Shift + arrow key** to select all the cells from the current cell to the first or last cell that contains data or formatting in that direction.
12. **Press Alt + F8** to open the Macro dialog box, and then run the macro named RectangularSelection. This will allow you to select a rectangular area of cells by clicking and dragging the mouse. Note: You need to have this macro saved in your workbook or personal macro workbook for this method to work.

You can watch some video tutorials on how to select cells in Excel from these links: [Select cell contents in Excel](^1^), [12 Ways to Select Cells in Excel](^2^), [Select All Cells with a Specific Value - Excel Trick](^3^). I hope this helps you with your Excel tasks. 😊