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    Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    Hi. Help. Please.

    I have somehow ended up with extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet that go on into infinity and make it unprintable. They . How can I do a "delete all columns to the right of... and deleted all rows below..."?

    Thanks.

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    Adjust your print settings.

    Go to view--print preview, see the print area and adjust accordingly by dragging the lines
    Life's a spreadsheet, Excel!
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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    are you saying go to the view tab because if so, there isn't a print preview there. when I go to print preview, don't have the drag option. what a I missing?

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    Oops..I meant page break preview!

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    That is fine for printing, but I want to delete all of this extra space. Any ideas?

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    I have somehow ended up with extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet that go on into infinity and make it unprintable
    this led me to think, it was a printing problem.

    but I want to delete all of this extra space. Any ideas
    Select the blank rows/columns right click and delete.

    Does this work?

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    apologies for the confusion. I guess that's what I am asking. How do you select infinity?

    added: i have been scrolling, highlighting, deleting and it doesn't help.

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    Once you have selected your first non-functional (blank) row of the rows you want to delete press Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow keys to select till the last row (infinity!) -- then delete

    Similarly, for columns on selecting your first non-functional (blank) column press Ctrl+Shift+Right arrow keys to select till last column (infinity!) -- then delete

    If this does not work, upload a sample workbook

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    Re: Extra Extra! I need to remove extra columns and rows in my spreadsheet.

    That's it! I knew it was something painfully obvious. Thanks again.

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