Selecting and Deselecting Cells

Prerequisites

Cells can be selected if buttons are displayed on the left border in your list. It depends on the application area of the list whether you can select single or multiple cells.

Procedure

You select single cells by clicking on an entry in a row.

To select multiple cells, press the Shift key, and select the row you want.

• Adjacent cells or cells directly below or above

  Select a cell, press the Shift or Ctrl key, and select the other cells you want, or.

  Press the Ctrl key and select the first and last cells, or

  Select a cell, hold down the mouse button, and move the mouse over the cells you want.

• Cells not adjacent, nor directly below or above

  Select a cell, press the Ctrl key, and select the cells you want.

To select single cells, press the Ctrl key, and click the cell you want.

Result

When cells are selected, their background color turns orange. You can tell the position of your cursor by the yellow background color.