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JLH64
Oct 01, 2019Copper Contributor
Ctrl+A Not Selecting All Columns in Spreadsheet
Hi -
I'm attempting to select all the cells (with data) in a spreadsheet. No matter what I try, only the first 5 columns are selected. Any suggestionw?
- myta01Copper ContributorCtrl A no select all:
1, Home -> Shift End (or reverse)
2, right click or key like right click (in image https://i.stack.imgur.com/uRuVk.jpg)
-> a, Alt a, ... (to select line "select all") You need to stay within the range to select with Ctrl+A the data only , i.e. some data shall be to the right and down from your focused cell. Otherwise Ctrl+A selects entire sheet.
- RodBirtlesCopper ContributorHi Sergei
I have a similar problem. My sheet is on Sharepoint, but I have downloaded and opened in excel and get the same problem. Ctrl A only picks up rows 1 - 53 out of 87 rows. There is data in every row. CTrl A twice picks up whole sheet. Ctrl end selects the bottom right cell of the data area.
I have added new data on two occasions and will need to add more, so I think that the filter is only picking up the first set of entries. However I haven't had this problem before.
Whatever I try, I can't remove the filter. Mostly the sort & filter button is greyed out.
I have tried copying and pasting the data into another sheet but it behaves exactly the same way.
Any thoughts?Perhaps you may share sample file without sensitive data to illustrate an issue?
- JLH64Copper Contributor
- Vimal_GaurBrass ContributorIf you press Ctrl+A twice may select all cells.
- Subodh_Tiwari_sktneerSilver Contributor
Maybe you have data in non contiguous range i.e. you may have one or more blank columns in between.
To select all the non contiguous data, select cell A1 and press Ctrl+Shift+End.
- JLH64Copper ContributorThanks - Ctrl+Shift+End selects every cell in the spreadsheet (A1 -> XFD 1048576). How can I select just the cells I know I have data in? I'm not sure if this is the reason why when I sort a column of numbers that not all cells are part of the sort.)
- Subodh_Tiwari_sktneerSilver Contributor
When you press Ctrl+End which cell gets selected?
Ideally this should be the last cell used on the worksheet either for entering data, applying a formula or any kind of formatting to it.
Whichever cell you get after pressing Ctrl+End, is it really the last cell used on that worksheet?