#Excel
##Excel keyboard shortcuts
###The best keyboard shortcuts for selecting data
The first step of selecting cells or a group of cells (called a range) is to position the cursor on a cell that is a corner of the area you want to select. Use the arrow keys to do this.
To select a rectangle area around the active cell, hold down the SHIFT key and press the arrow keys. For example, to select a 2 by 4 rectangle, hold down the SHIFT key and press the RIGHT ARROW key one time and the DOWN ARROW key three times.
Holding down the SHIFT key can be cumbersome, so Excel provides a way to "turn on" selecting with arrow keys. Press F8 to start using the arrow keys to select, and press F8 again when you are finished.