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Release the mouse button. You can now move the individual cell by drag and drop.</paragraph> 52cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 53cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 54*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154942" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Select various dispersed cells</paragraph> 55cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1001200901072060" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Do one of the following:</paragraph> 56cdf0e10cSrcweir<list type="unordered"> 57cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 58*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156284" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Mark at least one cell. Then while pressing <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 59cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>, click each of the additional cells.</paragraph> 60cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 61cdf0e10cSrcweir<listitem> 62cdf0e10cSrcweir<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id1001200901072023" role="paragraph" l10n="NEW">Click the STD / EXT / ADD area in the status bar until it shows ADD. Now click all cells that you want to select.</paragraph> 63cdf0e10cSrcweir</listitem> 64cdf0e10cSrcweir</list> 65*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3146971" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U">Switch marking mode</paragraph> 66*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155064" role="paragraph" l10n="U">On the status bar, click the box with the legend STD / EXT / ADD to switch the marking mode:</paragraph> 67cdf0e10cSrcweir<table id="tbl_id3145643"> 68cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 69cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 70*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159264" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Field contents</paragraph> 71cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 72cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 73*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155337" role="paragraph" l10n="U">Effect of clicking the mouse</paragraph> 74cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 75cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 76cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 77cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 78*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149568" role="paragraph" l10n="U">STD</paragraph> 79cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 80cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 81*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148486" role="paragraph" l10n="U">A mouse click selects the cell you have clicked on. Unmarks all marked cells.</paragraph> 82cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 83cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 84cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 85cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 86*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150090" role="paragraph" l10n="U">EXT</paragraph> 87cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 88cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 89*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150305" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG">A mouse click marks a rectangular range from the current cell to the cell you clicked. Alternatively, Shift-click a cell.</paragraph> 90cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 91cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 92cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablerow> 93cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 94*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145587" role="paragraph" l10n="U">ADD</paragraph> 95cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 96cdf0e10cSrcweir<tablecell> 97*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154368" role="paragraph" l10n="U">A mouse click in a cell adds it to the already marked cells. A mouse click in a marked cell unmarks it. Alternatively, <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command 98cdf0e10cSrcweir</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>-click the cells.</paragraph> 99cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablecell> 100cdf0e10cSrcweir</tablerow> 101cdf0e10cSrcweir</table> 102cdf0e10cSrcweir<section id="relatedtopics"> 103*51a0debcSmseidel<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154487" role="paragraph" l10n="U"><link href="text/scalc/main0208.xhp" name="Status bar">Status bar</link></paragraph> 104cdf0e10cSrcweir</section> 105cdf0e10cSrcweir</body> 106cdf0e10cSrcweir</helpdocument> 107