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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?
Subodh_Tiwari_sktneer
Oct 01, 2019Silver 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.
JLH64
Oct 01, 2019Copper Contributor
Thanks - 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_sktneerOct 01, 2019Silver 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?
- JLH64Oct 01, 2019Copper Contributor
When I press Ctrl+End, the last cell selected is Column CD, Row 296. In reality, the last cell in use is Column AY, Row 226.
- JLH64Oct 01, 2019Copper Contributor
When I press Ctrl + A, Columns A thru D, thru Row 226 are selected.
Column C contains numbers. And, even though Column C is selected, I'm not able to sort the column sequentially and a few numbers don't even appear in the selection list for that column.