How to Select and Drag Cells in Microsoft Excel
- George Apostolov
- 05 Sep 2025
Guide
Inside your Microsoft Excel worksheet, find and select the cells you wish to drag.
After that, hover your mouse cursor over the selection until the pointer turns into a hand icon. Once it appears, grab the selected cells and start dragging it to your desired position.
After completing these steps, the selected cell range will be dragged and moved accordingly.
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