Applies To
Access for Microsoft 365 Access 2024 Access 2021 Access 2019 Access 2016

To select

Do this

A single cell

Click the cell, or press the arrow keys to moveto the cell.

A range of cells

Click the first cell in the range, and then dragto the last cell.

A large range of cells

Click the first cell in the range, and then hold down SHIFT and click the last cell in the range. You can scroll to make the last cell visible.

An entire row

Click the row heading.

An entire column

Click the column heading.

Adjacent rows orcolumns

Drag across the row or column headings. Or select the first row or column; then hold down SHIFT and select the last row or column.

All cells on a datasheet

Click the Select All button.

More or fewer cellsthan the active selection

Hold down SHIFT and click the last cell you want to include in the new selection. The rectangular range between the active cell andthe cell you click becomes the new selection.

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