How to select cells with data
The picture above shows data in column B, some cells contain nothing, they are blank.
I will now go through the steps on how to select cells containing data excluding blank cells and header cell.
- Select cell B3
- Press CTRL + SHIFT + END keys to select all values including blanks.
- Press function key F5
- Press with left mouse button on "Special..." button located at the bottom left corner of the dialog box.
- Double press with left mouse button on "Constants"
This will select all cells that contain numbers, text, boolean and error values.
Note that cells containing a space character will be selected as well.
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