Want to highlight all but first line

I have a large spreadsheet. I often want to highlight a couple of thousand
rows from one point to the top *except* for the very first row. I
highlight from the starting point to the top by selecting the bottommost
row, and then ctrl/shift-Home to select all the way up through the top row.
I thought I could then de-select the top row by pressing ctrl/click on the
row number. But instead of deselecting the row, it de-selects the first
cell in the row. The rows are very wide, so de-selecting each cell in it
isn't practical. Can anyone tell me why ctrl/click on the first row number
in the highlighted area deselects the cell instead of the row?

TIA
Laurel

Select the last row
Hold the Shift key
Tap the End key, then the Up arrow key, then the Down arrow key

Laurel wrote:
> I have a large spreadsheet. I often want to highlight a couple of thousand
> rows from one point to the top *except* for the very first row. I
> highlight from the starting point to the top by selecting the bottommost
> row, and then ctrl/shift-Home to select all the way up through the top row.
> I thought I could then de-select the top row by pressing ctrl/click on the
> row number. But instead of deselecting the row, it de-selects the first
> cell in the row. The rows are very wide, so de-selecting each cell in it
> isn't practical. Can anyone tell me why ctrl/click on the first row number
> in the highlighted area deselects the cell instead of the row?
>
> TIA
> Laurel
>
>


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