excel: deleting blank cells
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Excel: Deleting Blank Cells
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1. Below is a typical spreadsheet with blank cells.
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2. Select the data range where there are blanks to remove.
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3. Press F5 and click Special in the Go
To dialog box.
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4. In the Go To Special dialog box, choose Blanks and click OK.
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5. The spreadsheet should now look like this, with only the blank cells selected.
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6. Right click within one of the selected cells and choose Delete in the drop-down menu.
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7. Excel will now ask which direction you want it to shift the cells that remain. Choose Shift Cells
Left and click OK.
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8. All blank boxes should now be deleted.
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