Similarly, if you want to select all the rows which are above the selected row, then we need to press the shortcut key “Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow.” Things to Remember Here To select the row, we should have selected the cell in that particular row before pressing the shortcut key. We need to press the shortcut key in order of Shift then Space. If you want to select multiple rows (contiguous rows), you can select one row first, then press Shift + ↓ or Shift + ↑ to expand the selection. Select one column or multiple columns To select an entire column, you just need to select one cell, then press Ctrl + Space keys together, then the entire column where the selected cell in is selected. Learn the Excel keyboard shortcuts (MAC and PC) to change the cell(s) fill color (highlight). Includes a full description.

How to extend selection to the end of column or entire row in Excel?

When working with a long column or row, you may need to select the whole column or row with data for some purpose. In this article, we will show you how to extend the selection to the end of column or row after selecting the first cell.

Extend selection to the end of column of row with shortcut key

The following shortcut keys help you extending selection to end of column or row in Excel.

1. Select the first or any cell of the column or row, and then press the keys simultaneously. Then you can see the selection is extended to the end of current column as below screenshot shown.

2. For extending the selection to the entire row, please select the first or any cell of the row, then press keys simultaneously.

Then you can see the selection is extended to the entire row with data as below screenshot show.

Notes:

1. If the first selected cell is empty, it will extend the selection to the first non-empty cell below the selected cell as following screenshot shown:

2. If there are blank cells exist in the column, the selection will stop at the first blank cell after using the shortcut key as below screenshot shown.

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Excel Shortcuts for selecting Rows Columns and Cells

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Arrow Keys	Navigate one cell at a time in any direction
Ctrl+Arrow Keys	Move to the edge of data region (cells that contains data)
Page Down/Page Up	Move one screen down/ up
Alt+Page Down/Page Up	Move one screen right/ left
Tab/Shift+Tab	Move one cell to the next/ previous cell in worksheet
Home	Move to beginning of row
Ctrl+Home	Move to the beginning of worksheet
Ctrl+End	Move to the last cell with content of worksheet
Ctrl+G	Display the GoTo dialog box
Ctrl+G then type e.g. A50	Go to line 50, Column A
Ctrl+G then type e.g. G1	Go to column G, Line 1 in Excel
Ctrl+Backspace	Set focus back to active cell after e.g. scrolling away from it

Shift+Arrow Keys	Extend selection by one cell
Shift+Page Down/Page Up	Extend selection one screen down/ up
Ctrl+Shift+Arrow Keys	Extend selection to next non-blank cell
Shift+Home	Extend selection to beginning of the row (unfortunately, there is no Shift+End equivalent)
Ctrl+A with empty cells around current cell	Select all
Ctrl+A with filled cells around current cell	Select all cells inExtend Selection' texts at in Excel Status Bar. Press Escape to exit Extend Selection MOde
Shift+F8	Enter Locked Selection Extend Mode. Now you can add non-adjacent cells to a selection. There is an 'Add or Remove Selection' text at bottom of Excel Window
Shift+F8, then click on cells or click+drag cell ranges	Add non-adjacent cells or ranges to locked selection
Shift+F8, then Arrow Keys, then 2x Shift+F8 on a single cell	Add non-adjacent single cells to locked selection
Shift+F8, then

Excel Shortcut For Highlighting Row