If you don't think you'll remember it then put the button on the QAT. For me, the keyboard shortcut (Alt+ ) is by far the fastest. So Many Different Ways to Select Visible CellsĪs you can see, there are a lot of different ways to select the visible cells in Excel. Press Ctrl+G or the F5 key on the keyboard from anywhere in a worksheet. On the Home Tab of the Ribbon, press the Find & Select button on the far right side. There are a few different ways to open the Go To Special menu.ġ. As you can see in the image above there are a lot of options for different types of cells you can select. This can be a very useful menu for selecting other types of cells besides just visible cells. You can also find the Select Visible Cells Only option on the Go To Special menu. It also shows the keyboard shortcut when you hover your mouse over the button. Pressing the button will select visible cells only.
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Please see the video for step-by-step instructions on how to add this button to the QAT. Here are a few alternatives for selecting visible cells.Īdd a Button to the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) If you don't use this shortcut often then it might be hard to remember the keyboard shortcut.
This shortcut will exclude all the hidden rows and columns from the selection. Select the Visible Cells OnlyĮxcel gives us an option to select the visible cells only using the keyboard shortcut Alt+ (hold down the Alt key, then press the semi-colon key).
The Subtotals feature automatically creates row groupings that can cause rows to be hidden, as shown in the example above. Or when you have hidden rows or columns from a collapsed group in an outline. This commonly happens when you are working with a range that has filters applied to it. Sometimes we only want to copy and paste the visible cells, and exclude the hidden rows & columns. This is actually a nice feature, but it's not always what we are expecting to happen. When you go to paste the range, all the cells in the selection will be pasted. It does not matter if they are visible or hidden. When you copy a range of cells that contains hidden rows or columns, Excel includes ALL of the selected rows. Why Are My Hidden Rows & Columns Being Pasted? Please leave a comment below with any questions. The shortcut will select the visible cells only in a range, ignoring the hidden rows and columns. This problem can be frustrating and time consuming! In this post and video I will explain how to solve this problem with a very simple shortcut. Have you ever tried to copy and paste a range with hidden rows or columns and didn't get the results you expected?
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