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Add Rows to Excel Worksheets

By Ted French, About.com

As with all things Microsoft, there is more than one way to add rows to an Excel Worksheet. These instructions show you how to add rows by right clicking on the row header.

The row header is the gray bar along the left edge of the worksheet containing the row numbers.

Add Rows to an Excel Worksheet

When you add a row to a worksheet, the rows of data below the insertion point are pushed down.

To add more than one row, select more than one row in the row header. For example, if you want to add two rows, select two rows in the row header.

To add a single row

  1. Right click on the row header below where you want the new row added.
  2. Choose Insert from the menu.
  3. The new row will be inserted above the row you selected.

To add multiple rows

  1. In the row header, select the number of rows you want added to the worksheet.
  2. Right click on the selected rows.
  3. Choose Insert from the menu.
  4. The new rows will be inserted above the rows you first selected.
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