Excel Delete Row ShortcutMS Excel is the most popular powerful spreadsheet program that is bundled with the Microsoft Office Suite. It is a user-friendly program for recording data for daily individual and businesses purposes. Excel allows us to record vast amounts of data within spreadsheets. We typically maintain data in several rows and columns within the tables in spreadsheets. Sometimes, we might have added data in rows earlier which we may have to delete later. We can easily do this task in Excel, whether it is a single row or multiple rows. The traditional method of deleting the desired row(s) in Excel involves using the commands listed inside the ribbon by navigating to Home > Delete > Delete Sheet Row. However, some Excel Delete Row shortcuts help us delete the desired number of rows quickly in almost no time. This article discusses some essential Excel shortcuts to delete/ remove an existing row in Excel worksheets. Furthermore, the article also covers the method of deleting multiple rows in Excel using shortcuts. 'Delete Row' Shortcuts in ExcelThere may be different reasons for deleting any specific row in an Excel sheet. Although we can use different methods to delete a row in Excel, the easiest and fastest methods involve shortcuts. Listed below are some essential shortcuts to delete a row in Excel quickly:
Let us now understand both the above shortcuts in detail with examples: Delete Row in Excel using the Keyboard ShortcutMS Excel has numerous keyboard shortcuts that help perform associated actions immediately. When deleting a row, we can press the Ctrl key followed by the Minus [-] sign button on the keyboard.
The plus sign indicates that we must press both the keys simultaneously, one by one. Specifically, we need to press and hold the Ctrl key and then press the Minus sign button. Let's take an example of the following data set, where we need to delete the third row. To delete the Excel row using the keyboard shortcut, we need to execute the following steps:
Delete Row in Excel using the Right-Click ShortcutMS Excel contains few most commonly used options in the right-click menu list, including the Insert and Delete commands. The list can be accessed by clicking on the right button on the mouse. Let's consider the Excel sheet with the following data set, where we want to delete the 5th row. To delete the Excel row using the right-click menu shortcut, we need to execute the following steps:
How to delete multiple rows by using the Shortcut?When deleting multiple rows, we can repeatedly use any of the above-discussed shortcuts (keyboard shortcut and right-click shortcut) to delete individual rows one by one. However, it can be frustrating when deleting a high number of rows. Instead, we can first select all the rows that we want to delete and then use the shortcut just once. When deleting multiple rows in Excel sheets, there can be two different scenarios. We may either need to delete the adjacent rows or the non-adjacent rows: For Adjacent RowsLet us consider the following example where we need to delete the adjacent rows (i.e., 5th, 6th, and 7th rows) with the completed tasks, which we have highlighted with pink for reference: First, we need to select all the highlighted adjacent rows. For this, we need to press and hold the 'Shift' key on the keyboard, then click on the first and last adjacent row. This will select all the rows in between the rows we clicked. Once the rows are selected, we need to use either the keyboard shortcut or the right-click shortcut to delete the selected adjacent rows. Let's say if we use the Excel delete row keyboard shortcut Ctrl + (Minus Key), we will get the following result: The selected adjacent rows are deleted in the above image, and the other rows are shifted accordingly. This way, we can delete the desired adjacent rows in Excel by using the 'delete shortcut'. For Non-Adjacent RowsNon-adjacent rows are not always connected. They may or may not be connected sequentially, depending on the selection by the user. Let us consider the following example where we need to delete the non-adjacent rows (i.e., 4th, 6th, and 9th rows) with the completed tasks, which we have highlighted with pink for reference: First, we need to select all the highlighted non-adjacent rows. To select desired non-adjacent rows, we need to press and hold the 'Ctrl' key on the keyboard, then click on each non-adjacent row one by one. This will select all the desired non-adjacent rows of the worksheet. After selecting the rows, we need to use either the keyboard shortcut or the right-click shortcut to delete the selected non-adjacent rows. Here, we use the Excel delete row keyboard shortcut Ctrl + (Minus Key). By doing this, we can immediately delete the desired rows with ease. We will get the following result after the deletion: The selected non-adjacent rows are deleted in the above image, and the other rows are shifted accordingly. This way, we can delete the desired non-adjacent rows in Excel by using the 'delete shortcut'. Important things to remember when using Excel Delete Row ShortcutWhile using the Excel Delete Row shortcuts, we must keep the following points on our mind:
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