Special Edition Using WordPerfect Office X3

Chapter 23. Learning Important Editing Skills

by Laura Acklen

In this chapter

Selecting Cells, Rows, and Columns

Moving and Copying Information

Using the QuickFill and Fill Series Features

Assigning Names to Cells

Using the Writing Tools

Troubleshooting

Selecting Cells, Rows, and Columns

Of all the skills you will acquire when working with spreadsheets, learning how to select cells is one of the most important. The ability to select a block of cells enables you to take an action on a group of cells, rather than one cell at a time. Think of how much time you can save by acting on a series of rows, instead of each row separately.

Once you’ve selected the cells (or rows or columns) that you want to work with, you can move, copy, delete, or apply ...