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"Select All" Button

By Ted French, About.com

Excel's "Select All" button

Excel's "Select All" button

© Ted French
Definition: In Excel, the "Select All" button allows you to quickly select all cells in a worksheet. The "Select All" button is located in the top left corner of the worksheet where the row header and column header meet.

Alternatively, pressing the CTRL and A keys together on the keyboard will select all cells.

Examples: See image to the right
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