Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Plain & Simple

Deleting Rows and Columns

Excel workbooks are a great place to store and manipulate your data, but there might be times when you no longer need to use a particular row or column. Whether you placed an extra column to add some white space between the main body of data and a summary calculation, or a row holds the contact information of a customer who has asked to be removed from your list, you can delete a row or column quickly and easily.

Delete a Row or Column

1. Select the row or column you want to delete.

2. Right-click the selection and choose Delete ...