Selection · original practice scenario
Visit the right area of a nonadjacent selection
Select B2:B3 and E2:E3 together in a spare worksheet using the platform multi-selection gesture.
Start here: Two or more disjoint ranges are already selected in a worksheet
This does not create a new selection. macOS or window-manager shortcuts can intercept Control/Option arrows; do not assume a grid command ran if application focus changed.
Follow these instructions in your own desktop Excel workbook. This page explains the operation; it does not send commands to Excel.
Windows keys and context
Ctrl+Alt+Right
Publisher-documented binding. Native desktop execution has not been tested.
Desktop key table and operation notes; reviewed 2026-10-18. Exceljet publisher reference ↗
Walk through the operation
- Confirm both areas remain selected.
- Use the listed chord to cycle the active cell toward the right selected area.
- Inspect the active address without typing or collapsing the multi-selection.
Instruction 1 of 3: Confirm both areas remain selected.
Expected result: Focus changes within the selected areas; cell contents are unchanged.
Recall the keys
Which listed Windows combination or sequence starts this operation in the context above?
Related walkthroughs
- Extend a rectangular selection to a clicked cell
- Add a separate cell or range to a selection
- Select nonadjacent worksheet tabs
- Select adjacent worksheet tabs
Catalog updated 2026-10-18. US keyboard notation: + joins held keys; commas separate successive presses. Function keys may require Fn. Desktop instructions are separate from this browser's own keyboard shortcuts.