Deleting the content of cells

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Deleting the content of cells

To delete the contents of cells, proceed as follows:

1.Select the relevant cells.
For more information on how to select cells, see Selecting cells and cell content.
2.Press the Del key on the keyboard (or the ribbon command Home | Cut cut_icon ).

Only the contents of the cells are removed, not the cells themselves (see next section Deleting whole cells).

Selective deletion

If you use the ribbon command Home | group Contents | Delete delete_special_icon (Delete special) instead, you determine exactly what will be deleted.

The program displays a dropdown menu with the following options:

All

Deletes everything – cell contents as well as formatting, comments, conditional formatting and input validation.

Formatting

Removes only the formatting (number format, character format, borders, etc.).

Contents

Deletes only the contents. Everything else (formatting, comments, etc.) is kept.

Comments

Removes only comments that have been added to the selected cells, leaving both content and formatting intact (see Using comments).

Conditional formatting

Removes only the conditional formatting (see Conditional formatting).

Input validation

Removes only the input validation (see Input validation).

Reset character formatting

Removes all character formatting, that you have applied, from the selected cells (see also Resetting the character formatting).

Remove link

Removes the hyperlink, but the cell or text passage to which it is assigned remains intact (see also Using hyperlinks).