Excel is one of the most useful tools for data analysis. Office workers all around the world rely on it to process their data.
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Excel offers many features, such as conditional formatting, data validation, etc. It also allows you to create charts, reports and graphs. To make your life easier, you can use Excel conditional formatting to apply specific formats on cells based on a condition, such as a range of cells.
What Does Deleting Columns in Excel Mean?
When you delete your columns on Excel, it means that you can no longer use that specific column in any other worksheet or worksheets in the same workbook. In most cases, this means that you cannot use this column for data entry anymore. You will also not be able to use this column as a pivot table column.
For example, if you have made an experiment with three different parameters in one cell then when deleting the third parameter; it would mean that there are only two remaining parameters for this experiment. Therefore deleting any of these columns or removing them from the worksheet will result in changing the purpose of these columns.
However, note that if any formulas are dependent upon any of these deleted cells they might not work properly anymore. Otherwise, everything should work fine without having any problem.
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How To Delete Columns in Excel?
In order to delete certain columns from an Excel file, the process involved is quite simple. All you need to do is follow the steps detailed below:
- Open the Excel application on your desktop.
- Open the Excel file that you need to edit. The file should be in an XLS format.
- Find the relevant cells or columns that you want to delete.
- Select the columns.
- In the top bar, click on Home. Then, click on Insert.
- Look for the option to Insert Sheet Columns and Delete Sheet Columns.
- Choose whichever one you currently need.
Alternatively, you may need to delete rows instead of columns. It is easy to get the two confused. To delete specific rows on Excel, follow the steps detailed below:
- Open the Excel application on your desktop.
- Open the Excel file that you need to edit. The file should be in an XLS format.
- Find the relevant cells or rows that you want to delete.
- Select the rows.
- In the top bar, click on Home. Then, click on Insert.
- Look for the option to Insert Sheet Rows and Delete Sheet Rows.
- Choose whichever one you currently need.
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By following the steps we have provided above, you can easily delete a column or row from your Excel file. It is easy to do so and will not take up much of your time.
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