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# Delete Cells

Completely deletes selected cells, columns or rows. The cells below or to the right of the deleted cells will fill the space. Note that the selected delete option is stored and reloaded when the dialogue box is next called.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Sheet - Delete Cells.

#### From the context menu:

Choose Delete Cells.

#### From the tabbed interface:

On the Layout menu of the Layout tab, choose Delete.

#### From toolbars:

Delete Cells

#### From the keyboard:

Command Ctrl + "-"

## Selection

This area contains options for specifying how sheets are displayed after deleting cells.

### Shift cells up

Fills the space produced by the deleted cells with the cells underneath it.

### Shift cells left

Fills the resulting space by the cells to the right of the deleted cells.

### Delete entire row(s)

After selecting at least one cell, deletes the entire row from the sheet.

This command is equivalent to Rows Delete Rows.

### Delete entire column(s)

After selecting at least one cell, deletes the entire column from the sheet.

This command is equivalent to Columns Delete Columns.

Related Topics

Deleting Contents

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