Selecting Rows, Columns, and Cells


If you want to apply formatting to one or more cells, or issue a command that acts upon them such as Copy or Delete, you must first select the cells to be affected, as in Figure 9.5:

  • A single cell: Move the insertion point by clicking inside the desired cell. At this point, any command acts on that individual cell and its contents, not the whole table, row, or column. Drag across multiple cells to select them.

  • An entire row or column: Click any cell in that row or column and then open the Select button's menu on the Layout tab and choose Select Column or Select Row. Alternatively, position the mouse pointer above the column or to the left of the row, so that the mouse pointer turns into a black arrow, and then click to select the column or row. (You can drag to extend the selection to additional columns or rows when you see the black arrow.)

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Figure 9.5: Select a row or column with the Select button's menu, or click above or to the left of the column or row.

There are two ways to select the entire table-or rather, two senses in which the entire table can be "selected":

  • Select all table cells: When you select all of the cells, they all appear with shaded backgrounds, and any text formatting command that you apply at that point affects all of the text in the table. To select all cells, do any of the following:

    • Choose Select Table from the Select button's menu, shown in Figure 9.5.

    • Drag across all of the cells in the entire table.

    • Click inside the table, and then press Ctrl+A.

  • Select the entire table: When you do this, the table's frame is selected, but the insertion point is not anywhere within the table and cells do not appear with a shaded background. You do this kind of selection before moving or resizing the table, for example. To select the entire table, do any of the following:

    • Click the frame of the table.

    • Click inside the table, and then press Esc once.

    • Right-click the table and choose Select Table.

  • Drag a marquee around the table: You can use the mouse to drag a marquee (a box) around the table. This is also called lassoing. When you release the mouse button, everything inside the area is selected.




Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Bible
Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 Bible
ISBN: 0470144939
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 268
Authors: Faithe Wempen

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