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Quickly Deleting Cells
Summary: Using a few quick keystrokes to activate the delete menu. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, and Excel 2003.)
Everyone knows that you can delete cells in an Excel spreadsheet by choosing Delete from the Edit menu. If you are typing away, however, it can be a pain to access the Delete dialog box in this manner. A quick way to accomplish the same task is to simply press Ctrl+- (the minus key, either on the regular keyboard or the numeric keypad). This pops up the Delete dialog box right away, allowing you to save a couple of mouse clicks. (Click here to see a related figure.)
Tip #2649 applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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