How to select row and column by keyboard

Excel

Ctrl+Spacebar Selects the entire column:

Selects the entire column in Excel 365

Shift+Spacebar Selects the entire row:

Selects the entire row in Excel 365

Ctrl+Shift+Spacebar or Ctrl+A Selects the entire worksheet (or cells with data).

See also Quick way to select all cells.

See also this tip in French: Comment sélectionner une ligne et une colonne au clavier.

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