How to Insert a Row or Column in an Excel Spreadsheet

You don't have to redo the whole spreadsheet if you left out a row or column. Just use the Excel Insert command. These steps are intended for Microsoft Excel 97.

Things You'll Need

  • Excel Book
  • Microsoft Excel
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Instructions

  1. Inserting a New Row

    • 1

      Start Microsoft Excel, and open the file you want to change.

    • 2

      Click on the cell immediately below where you want the new row to appear.

    • 3

      Open the Insert menu, and select Rows. The new row will appear above your current selection.

    Inserting a New Column

    • 4

      Start Microsoft Excel, and open the file you want to change.

    • 5

      Click on the cell immediately to the left of where you want the new column to appear.

    • 6

      Open the Insert menu, and select Columns. The new column will appear to the left of your current selection.

Tips & Warnings

  • To add more than one row, highlight two or more cells in a column.

  • To add more than one column, highlight two or more cells in a row.

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Comments

  • teageling Mar 25, 2009
    How to insert a row that is linked to a number of other spreadsheets that also update with a new row?
  • teageling Mar 25, 2009
    How to insert a row that is linked to a number of other spreadsheets that also update with a new row?

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