Delete contents of selected cells
Windows shortcut
Delete
Mac shortcut
FnDelete
This shortcut will delete the contents of selected cells, leaving formatting intact.
On the Mac, Control-B also deletes cell contents of one or more cells.
Related videos
The videos below demonstrate this shortcut.
In this video, we show you how to delete data that's already been entered in a worksheet.
In this video, we’ll look at how to perform a random sort with the SORTBY function, with help from the RANDARRAY function.
In this video, we compare formulas and pivot tables side-by-side to build the same reports to demonstrate how powerful and easy to use pivot tables are.
In this video we show you how to use a lesser-known alignment option called Center Across Selection to center text without changing the worksheet grid.
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