How do I select more cells in Excel?

You can select multiple cells in Excel in a few different ways, depending on the selection you want to make. Here are common methods for selecting more cells:

Selecting a Range of Cells

One method involves clicking and dragging. Here's how:

1. Click the first cell you want to select.
2. Hold down the left mouse button.
3. Drag your mouse cursor across the other cells you wish to include in the selection.
4. Release the mouse button when you've highlighted all the necessary cells.

Using the Shift Key

According to the provided reference, you can also select a range of cells using the Shift key:

1. Select the first cell in the range you want to select.
2. Press and hold the Shift key on your keyboard.
3. Select the last cell in the range. All cells between the first and last selected cells will be highlighted.

Selecting Non-Adjacent Cells

If the cells you want to select aren't next to each other, here's what you can do:

1. Click the first cell you want to select.
2. Press and hold the Ctrl key (or Command key on Mac).
3. Click each additional cell you want to include.
4. Once you've clicked all the cells, release the Ctrl key (or Command key).

Selecting Rows and Columns

Entire Row

To select an entire row in a worksheet:

1. Click on the row number on the left of the screen.

Entire Column

To select an entire column in a worksheet:

1. Click on the column letter at the top of the screen.

Multiple Rows/Columns

To select multiple rows or columns:

1. Click and drag the row numbers or the column letters as needed.
2. Alternatively, use the Shift or Ctrl method described earlier by clicking the first row or column, holding Shift or Ctrl, and clicking the last row or column for the selection.

Selecting the Entire Worksheet

To quickly select all cells in a worksheet:

1. Click the small rectangle in the top left corner of the spreadsheet, where the row and column headers meet.
2. Alternatively, you can use the Ctrl + A (or Command + A on Mac) keyboard shortcut.

By using any of these techniques you can efficiently select any amount of cells in Excel as needed for your spreadsheet work.