IBM Lotus Symphony


Selecting discontinuous cells

You might already know that pressing Ctrl while selecting is a common way to select discontinuous cells, but this method occupies both of your hands. This section provides you with a comfortable way to select discontinuous cells.

Microsoft® Excel 2003

To select discontinuous cells, do the following steps:
  1. Before you select the cells, press Shift+F8 to enter the Add selection mode. You can see that Add is displayed on the status bar at the bottom of the window.
  2. Select the cells as you want.

To quit the Add selection mode, press Shift+F8 again.

IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ Spreadsheets

To select discontinuous cells, do the following steps:
  1. Before you select the cells, press Shift+F8 to change the selection mode to Addition on the status bar.
  2. Select the cells as you want.

To quit the Addition mode, press Shift+F8 again.


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