Insert and delete Excel table cells, rows, and columns

You can insert blank cells above or to the left of the active cell in an Excel worksheet, and move the other cells in the same column down or to the right of the other cells in the same row. Similarly, you can insert multiple rows above a row and insert multiple columns to the left of a column. You can also delete cells, rows, and columns.

Note Microsoft Office Excel 2007 has more rows and columns than before, with new restrictions as follows: Width is 18,278 (A to ZZZ) column, height is 1,048,576 rows.

Insert blank cells in a worksheet

1. Select the cell or range of cells (range: two or more cells on the worksheet that you want to insert into the new blank cell. Cells in a range can be contiguous or nonadjacent. )。 The number of cells you select should be the same as the number of cells you want to insert. For example, to insert five blank cells, you need to select five cells.

> How to select a cell, range, row, or column

Choose	Operation
A cell	Click the cell or press the arrow keys to move to the cell.
Cell range	Click the first cell in the range, and then drag to the last cell, or hold down SHIFT while pressing the arrow keys to extend the selection. You can also select the first cell in the range, and then press F8 to extend the selection by using the arrow keys. To stop extending the selection, press F8 again.
Larger range of cells	Click the first cell in the range, and then hold down Shift while you click the last cell in the range. You can use the scrolling feature to display the last cell.
All cells in a worksheet	Click the Select All button. To select the entire worksheet, you can also press CTRL + A. Note If the worksheet contains data, press CTRL + A to select the current range. Press CTRL + A for one second to select the entire worksheet.
nonadjacent cells or ranges of cells	Select the first cell or range of cells, and then hold down CTRL while you select the other cells or ranges. You can also select the first cell or range of cells, and then press Shift+f8 to add another nonadjacent cell or range to the selected range. To stop adding cells or ranges to the selected range, press Shift+f8 again. Note You cannot deselect a cell or range of cells in nonadjacent selections without canceling the entire selection.
Whole row or whole column	Click the row or column heading. Row headers Column headings You can also select a cell in a row or column by selecting the first cell, and then pressing the ctrl+shift+ arrow key (right ARROW or LEFT arrow for the row, or up ARROW or DOWN arrow for the column). Note If the row or column contains data, press the ctrl+shift+ arrow key to select the portion of the row or column before the last cell that has been used. Press the ctrl+shift+ arrow key for one second to select an entire row or column.
Adjacent rows or columns	Drag the mouse between the row or column headings. Either select the first row or column, and then hold down Shift while you select the last row or column.
nonadjacent rows or Columns	Click the row or column heading for the first row in the selection, and then hold down CTRL while you click the column headings for the row headings or other columns that you want to add to the other rows in the selected range.
The first or last cell in a row or column	Select a cell in the row or column, and then press CTRL + the ARROW keys (for rows, use the right arrow or left arrow; Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys for columns).
The first or last cell in a worksheet or Microsoft Office Excel table	Press Ctrl+home to select the first cell in the worksheet or Excel list. Press Ctrl+end to select the last cell in the worksheet or Excel list that contains data or formatting.
Range of cells before the last cell in the worksheet (lower-right corner)	Select the first cell, and then press Ctrl+shift+end to extend the selected range to the most-used cell in the worksheet (lower-right corner).
Range of cells to the beginning of the worksheet	Select the first cell, and then press Ctrl+shift+home to extend the cell selection to the beginning of the worksheet.
Increase or decrease cells in the active selection	Hold down SHIFT while you click the last cell that you want to include in the new selection. The rectangular area between the active cell and the cell you clicked becomes the new selected range.

Tip To deselect a range of cells, click any cell in the worksheet.

2, on the Start tab, in the Cells group, click the arrow next to Insert, and then click Insert Cell.

Insert Cell

Tip You can also right-click the selected cell, and then click Insert on the shortcut menu.

3, in the Insert dialog box, click the direction in which you want to move the surrounding cells.

Comments

• When inserting cells into a worksheet, all references that are affected by the insertion are adjusted accordingly, whether they are relative (relative cell references: In a formula, the cell address based on the relative position of the cell that contains the formula and the cell that is referenced). If you copy the formula, the relative reference is automatically adjusted. Relative references take the A1 style. ) or an absolute reference. This also applies to deleting cells, except when the cells you delete are referenced directly by the formula. If you need to reference automatic tuning, it is recommended that you use a range reference as much as possible in the formula instead of specifying a single cell.

• You can insert cells that contain data and formulas by copying or cutting them, right-clicking where you want to paste them, and then clicking Insert Copied cells or insert cut cells on the shortcut menu.

Tips

• To quickly repeat the action of inserting cells, click where you want to insert the cell, and then press Ctrl+y.

• If you want to format, you can use Insert options to choose how to format the inserted cells.