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5.7.1 Selecting Ranges Using the Mouse

     

To select a cell using the mouse:

  1. Move the mouse pointer to the desired cell.

  2. Click the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer just outside of the cell boundary, and then back in.

  3. 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:

  1. Move the mouse pointer to one corner of the range.

  2. Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse (still holding down the left mouse button) to the opposite corner of the range.

  3. Release the mouse button. The selected range will be highlighted.

To select a row using the mouse:

  1. Move the mouse pointer to the row border. For example, move the mouse pointer to the number of the row you wish to select.

  2. Press the left mouse button to select the whole row.

  3. Drag the mouse pointer up or down if you wish to select several contiguous rows.

  4. Release the mouse button. The selected row(s) will be highlighted.

To select a column using the mouse:

  1. Move the mouse pointer to the column border. For example, move the mouse pointer to the letter of the column you wish to select.

  2. Press the left mouse button to select the column.

  3. Drag the mouse pointer to the left or right if you wish to select several contiguous columns.

  4. 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