How to move a cell in Excel

You can watch a video tutorial here.

Spreadsheets in Excel are organized as columns and rows. Each intersection of the row and column is called a cell. When creating a spreadsheet, you may need to move a cell to a different location in the sheet. 

Option  1  – Drag and drop

Step 1 – Select the cell

• Select the cell 
• Position the cursor at the border of the selected area

Step 2 – Drag and drop

• When the cursor changes to a move pointer, click the left mouse button
• Holding down the button, move the cell to the new location
• Release the mouse button when the cell is at the new location

Option 2 – Cut & paste

Step 1 – Select the cell

• Select the cell to be moved

• Right-click to display the context menu
• Select Cut or press Ctrl + C

Step 2 – Choose the location

• Position the cursor at the new location 
• Right-click to display the context menu
• Select Paste or press Ctrl+V

Step 3 – View the result

• Check that the cell has moved