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Module 5 - Spreadsheets
Lesson 2 - Index Entering Data
Section 6 - Inserting a Row or a Column

Inserting a Row:

Excel will insert a new row in the row you have selected and move the rest of the spreadsheet down without deleting any data.

  • To insert a row, select the row by clicking the Row Heading where the row number appears.

Inserting a row

  • In Excel XP, click on the Insert menu and choose rows.

Inserting a row from menu

  • In Excel 2007, under the Home tab, click on Insert in the Cells group.

Excel 2007 Insert Rows

  • A new row will appear in the place of the selected row. All other rows will move down.

Excel XP

New row appears

Excel 2007

Excel 2007 Inserted Row

Inserting a Column:

Excel will insert a new column in front of the column you have selected and move the rest of the spreadsheet to the right without deleting any data.

  • To insert a new column, select the column where you want the new column to appear by clicking on the Column Heading.
  • In Excel XP, click on the Insert menu and choose Column.
  • In Excel 2007, under the Home tab, click on Insert in the Cells group.

Excel 2007

Excel 2007 Insert Columns

 

  • The new column will appear to the left of the selected column. The remaining columns will move over to the right.

Excel XP

New column appears Inserting new column

Excel 2007

Excel 2007 Inserted Columns

Module 5 Lesson 2 Section 5
Module 5 Lesson 2 Section 7

 

 
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