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To select a cell using the mouse:
- Move the mouse pointer to the desired cell.
- Click the left mouse button and drag the mouse
pointer just outside of the cell boundary, and then
back in.
- Release the mouse button. The selected cell will be
highlighted.
If there is not an explicit selection of a cell or range,
most operations affect the current cell, the one where
the cell cursor is positioned.
To edit the contents of the current cell, use Edit Cell,
or place the mouse cursor in the Edit Line and click the
left mouse button.
If you wish to move, copy or clear cell contents, click
once on the cell, then select the appropriate function
from the Edit menu.
To select a range of cells using the mouse:
- Move the mouse pointer to one corner of the range.
- Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse (still
holding down the left mouse button) to the opposite
corner of the range.
- Release the mouse button. The selected range will be
highlighted.
To select a row using the mouse:
- Move the mouse pointer to the row border. For
example, move the mouse pointer to the number of the
row you wish to select.
- Press the left mouse button to select the whole row.
- Drag the mouse pointer up or down if you wish to
select several contiguous rows.
- Release the mouse button. The selected row(s) will
be highlighted.
To select a column using the mouse:
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Move the mouse pointer to the column border. For
example, move the mouse pointer to the letter of the
column you wish to select.
- Press the left mouse button to select the column.
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Drag the mouse pointer to the left or right if you
wish to select several contiguous columns.
- Release the mouse button. The selected column(s)
will be highlighted.
To extend a selection with the mouse:
Use the Shift key with the left mouse button to extend or
reduce a selection. The current selection will be
adjusted so that the newly-selected cell becomes one of
the corners of the selection.
Multiple views of the spreadsheet can be used with
extending selections. For example, select the top
elements in one view and shift-click the bottom cell in
another view. The selection is extended as if it were
all in a single view.
To select the entire spreadsheet with the mouse:
Use either the Select All option of the Edit menu or
click on the push button at the top of the row numbers
and to the left of the column names. This selects the
entire sheet.
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999