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Some edit actions affect only one cell at a time, such as
changing the value of a cell. Others actions affect
blocks of cells, known as cell ranges. The copy, move,
clear and format operations, for example, can affect one
cell or a group of cells.
Before you do an operation that manipulates cell
contents, you must select which cell(s) you wish to
affect. For example:
- To clear the contents of cells A1 through A5, you must
first select the range A1 through A5. When you
initiate the Clear operation from the Edit menu. NExS
clears the contents of each cell in the range.
- To copy the values of cells A1 through E5, you must
first select the range A1 through E5. NExS prompts
you to specify the destination.
NExS offers five options for selecting cells:
- using the mouse to highlight the desired cell(s),
- using the select button to select all cells in the
sheet,
- using the Select... operation to specify the cell(s)
by address,
- using the Select All option, or
- using the shift key with the arrow keys.
In each case, NExS highlights the selection. If no range
or cell is selected, most NExS operations apply to the
current cell.
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999