How to Select Multiple Cells in Excel

Excel can be an intimidating program to learn for beginners. It’s a powerful data organization and manipulation app, but there are some novice things you should know before moving on to more advanced tasks. One of the basics you’ll want to learn is how to select multiple cells in Excel. Follow the steps below to learn a few different ways to highlight more than one cell.

How to Select Multiple Cells in Excel

To select multiple cells in Excel, start by clicking on one cell, hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard, and then click additional cells to add them to your selection. You can also select multiple cells in a sequence, either horizontally or vertically, by clicking on a cell, holding the Shift key, and then dragging the mouse over the cells you want to highlight.

If you have headers turned on, which can be turned on by going to View>Show>Headings, you can also automatically select entire columns or rows. To do this, simply click on the header for the column or row you want to select. For example, click on the 1 header to select the entire first row of data or click the A header to select the entire A column of data.