PSS ID Number: 213599
Article Last Modified on 11/3/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 2000
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
This article was previously published under Q213599
For a Microsoft Excel 2002 version of this article, see 291304.
For a Microsoft Excel 98 and earlier version of this article, see 148355.
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, you can select cells in a range either manually or by using some simple Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code. This article provides examples you can use to select a range of cells.
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Examples of How to Select Cells Manually
To manually select all the data in a column, select the first cell, and press CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW.
Likewise, to manually select a row and all columns attached to the row, press CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW+RIGHT ARROW. However, all data must be contiguous (that is, you cannot have blank rows or columns). Also, you can select the current region of data (contiguous data, with no blank rows or columns) by doing the following:
- On the Edit menu, click Go To.
- In the Go To dialog box, click Special.
- In the Go To Special dialog box, click Current Region, and then click OK.
You can also select this range by using simple Visual Basic for Applications code.
NOTE: If you try to record this procedure by using the macro recorder, you do not receive the same results.
Examples of How to Use Visual Basic Code to Select Cells in a Range
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The following Visual Basic code samples show you how to select varying ranges.
If you know the beginning cell (in this example, the beginning cell is cell C1), and you want to select down to the last cell (in the same column) that has data but do not know that address, use the following code:
Sub SelectRangeDown()
Range("c1", Range("c1").End(xlDown)).Select
End Sub
NOTE: The SelectRangeDown macro assumes your data is contiguous. Otherwise, if there are blank cells in the column of data you are selecting, this macro may not select all of your cells in the column.
If your data begins in cell C1, but is not contiguous in that column, use the following macro:
Sub SelectRangeDown_Discontiguous()
Range("c1", Range("c65536").End(xlUp)).Select
End Sub
If you want to select from the active cell down and all columns to the right (assuming contiguous data in all rows and columns), use the following code:
Sub myrangearea()
Range(ActiveCell, ActiveCell.End(xlDown).End(xlToRight)).Select
End Sub
If you know the starting cell (in this sample code, the starting cell is D1), and you want to select down the column and to the right, try using the following code:
Sub RangeFromStart()
Range("d1", Range("d1").End(xlDown).End(xlToRight)).Select
End Sub
To select all data in the current region, use the following code:
Sub CurrentArea()
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
End Sub
The examples included in this article show you how to select varying ranges on the active worksheet of your current workbook.
For additional information about how to select ranges with Visual Basic for Applications (and for more advanced examples), click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
213651 XL2000: How to Select Cells/Ranges Using Visual Basic Procedures
REFERENCES
For more information about how to use the End property to select cell ranges, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type end property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
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