Comments on: Ctrl+*: Select the current data block in Excel http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/ Windows keystrokes and keyboard tricks and tips that you can use to save time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:06:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: maria http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-121463 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:11:25 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-121463 hi all i want to delete some midle values of my data in excell what i have to do? thak you' hi all
i want to delete some midle values of my data in excell what i have to do?

thak you’

]]> by: estephen http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-14921 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:15:19 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-14921 Just press an arrow key to move to a different cell and the block becomes deselected. Just press an arrow key to move to a different cell and the block becomes deselected.

]]> by: stefani http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-14884 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:49:22 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-14884 Help me please. I want to quit from this command (Ctrl+*). what do I have to do now? Sorry for my bad technological knowledge. thank U! Help me please. I want to quit from this command (Ctrl+*). what do I have to do now? Sorry for my bad technological knowledge. thank U!

]]> by: estephen http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-208 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:23:23 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-208 Odd how Ctrl+A works now. (I'm using Excel 2002.) Odd how Ctrl+A works now. (I’m using Excel 2002.)

]]> by: Mark http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-202 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:21:35 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-202 I'm currently using Excel 2007, but the behavior was the same for me in Excel 2003. What I can find is that if I create a block of values and put highlight the cell above or to the left of the block, then CTRL+A and CTRL+* do the same thing. If I highlight the cells below or to the right of the block, then CTRL+A highlights everything and CTRL+* highlights the block. I'm not sure if that corresponds to what the help is describing, but the help says this: ---- To select all cells on a worksheet, Press CTRL+A. Note: If the worksheet contains data, and the active cell is above or to the right of the data, pressing CTRL+A selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+A a second time selects the entire worksheet. Tip: If you want to select all cells in the active range (range: Two or more cells on a sheet. The cells in a range can be adjacent or nonadjacent.), press CTRL+SHIFT+*. ---- Also kind of funny that the help also shows it as CTRL+SHIFT+*. I’m currently using Excel 2007, but the behavior was the same for me in Excel 2003. What I can find is that if I create a block of values and put highlight the cell above or to the left of the block, then CTRL+A and CTRL+* do the same thing. If I highlight the cells below or to the right of the block, then CTRL+A highlights everything and CTRL+* highlights the block. I’m not sure if that corresponds to what the help is describing, but the help says this:
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To select all cells on a worksheet, Press CTRL+A.

Note: If the worksheet contains data, and the active cell is above or to the right of the data, pressing CTRL+A selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+A a second time selects the entire worksheet.

Tip: If you want to select all cells in the active range (range: Two or more cells on a sheet. The cells in a range can be adjacent or nonadjacent.), press CTRL+SHIFT+*.
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Also kind of funny that the help also shows it as CTRL+SHIFT+*.

]]> by: estephen http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-199 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:46:26 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-199 Jody and Jason, thanks, I've corrected the entry to just say Ctrl+*. Mark, Ctrl+A always just selects the entire worksheet for me, no matter how many times I press it. What version of Excel are you using? Jody and Jason, thanks, I’ve corrected the entry to just say Ctrl+*.

Mark, Ctrl+A always just selects the entire worksheet for me, no matter how many times I press it. What version of Excel are you using?

]]> by: Mark http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-183 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:22:56 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-183 Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't CTRL-A first select the current block and then cycle up to the entire sheet as you hit it more? It's always done that for me. The only difference seems to be that CTRL+* keeps the current block selected if you hit it multiple time. Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t CTRL-A first select the current block and then cycle up to the entire sheet as you hit it more? It’s always done that for me. The only difference seems to be that CTRL+* keeps the current block selected if you hit it multiple time.

]]> by: Jason http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-179 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:58:49 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-179 Looks like I spent too long distracted from clicking submit and now my comment is a duplicate. Looks like I spent too long distracted from clicking submit and now my comment is a duplicate.

]]> by: Jason http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-178 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:57:27 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-178 Ctrl+* (num pad) will do the same as pressing Ctrl+Shift+8(*) which is really what is meant by the entry title. The entry's method is more practicle if sitting in the main row keyboard possition but the Ctrl+* on the num pad is quicker. Ctrl+* (num pad) will do the same as pressing Ctrl+Shift+8(*) which is really what is meant by the entry title. The entry’s method is more practicle if sitting in the main row keyboard possition but the Ctrl+* on the num pad is quicker.

]]> by: Jody http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-176 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:25:09 +0000 http://www.zeigen.com/shortcuts/2007/04/12/select-data-block/#comment-176 Looks like the shortcut is actually ctrl-*, ctrl-shift-8 = ctrl-* though so it works, just not when I use my numpad. Glad to see you're getting into some good ones here that I didn't know already. Thanks! Looks like the shortcut is actually ctrl-*, ctrl-shift-8 = ctrl-* though so it works, just not when I use my numpad. Glad to see you’re getting into some good ones here that I didn’t know already. Thanks!

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