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How to Insert Multiple Rows in Google Sheets

In this article, you will learn how to add multiple rows in Google Sheets.

(Note: Some of the shortcuts below may not work for all keyboards.)

How to add rows in Google Sheets

With shortcuts - 1

  • Press “Shift” and then “Space” to select the entire row above which you want to insert additional rows.

  • While holding “Shift” down, press “↓” one time less than the number of rows you need to insert (e.g., four times for five additional rows).

  • Press “Ctrl”+”Alt”+“=” (for Windows) or “⌘” + “Option” + “=” (for Mac).

With shortcuts - 2

  • Select as many cells in a column as the number of rows you want to insert. 

  • Press “Alt”+”Shift”*+“I” together and then “R” (for Windows) or “Ctrl” + “Option” + “I”, then “R” (for Mac) to insert rows above the cells

  • Press “Alt”+”Shift”*+“I” and then “W” (for Windows), or “Ctrl”+“Option”+“I”, then “B” (for Mac) to insert rows below the cells

*If you use Google Chrome, you don’t need to press “Shift” at this step.

Without shortcuts

  • Select an entire row by clicking row number X (e.g., 6).

  • While pressing “Shift”, click another row number Y (e.g., 10). 

  • Right-click or go to “Insert” tab → “Rows”, and select if you insert |X-Y|+1 (e.g., 5) rows above or below.

The following two screenshots are for Step 3 of “Without shortcuts”.

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How to insert multiple rows by right-clicking in Google Sheets

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How to insert multiple rows from the menu bar in Google Sheets

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How do I cut rows in Google Sheets?

With shortcuts - 1

  • Press “Shift” and then “Space” to select the top or bottom row in the rows you want to delete.

  • While holding “Shift” down, press “↑” or “↓” and select all rows you want to remove (we assume they are adjacent).

  • Press “Ctrl”+”Alt”+ “-” (for Windows) or ”⌘” + “Option” + “-” (for Mac).

With shortcuts - 2

  • Select at least one cell in each row in the range you want to delete. (e.g., cell C3 to cell C8 if you're going to delete Row 3 to 8).

  • Press “Alt”+”Shift”*+“E” and then “D” (for Windows) or “Ctrl”+“Option”+“E”, then “D” (for Mac).

  • Select “Delete row X-Y”.

*If you use Google Chrome, you don’t need to press “Shift” at this step.

Without shortcuts

  • Select the top row in the rows you want to delete by clicking row number X (e.g., 8).

  • While pressing “Shift,” click the bottom row number Y (e.g., 11)  in the rows.

  • Right-click and click “Delete rows X-Y” (e.g., Delete rows 8-11”).

The picture below is for Step 3 of “Without shortcuts”.

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How to delete multiple rows without shortcuts in Google sheets

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