Deleting selected cells in Numbers

I cannot find a way to delete selected cells in Numbers. The only options on the drop down menus are to delete rows or columns. Please help.


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Posted on May 1, 2023 7:54 AM

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Posted on May 1, 2023 10:27 AM

It can be done but not like Excel does it. Or possibly you can approach the problem from a different way using Number's paradigm of multiple smaller tables vs Excel's single monolithic table design and then will not have to "delete" cells. I don't know if that applies to the problem you are trying to solve.


In Numbers, to "delete" cell C3 and move all the cells below it up one row:

  1. Select all the cells below C3 (if a long column, click on C4 then Command Shift Down Arrow)
  2. Click and hold in the selection box and the cells lift out of the table
  3. Drag-drop them so they cover C3



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May 1, 2023 10:27 AM in response to Lmorrison1947

It can be done but not like Excel does it. Or possibly you can approach the problem from a different way using Number's paradigm of multiple smaller tables vs Excel's single monolithic table design and then will not have to "delete" cells. I don't know if that applies to the problem you are trying to solve.


In Numbers, to "delete" cell C3 and move all the cells below it up one row:

  1. Select all the cells below C3 (if a long column, click on C4 then Command Shift Down Arrow)
  2. Click and hold in the selection box and the cells lift out of the table
  3. Drag-drop them so they cover C3



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