{"id":32506,"date":"2012-05-29T14:46:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=32506"},"modified":"2012-05-29T14:46:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T14:46:46","slug":"excel-tips-net-dragging-to-clear-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/excel-tips-net-dragging-to-clear-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel.Tips.Net: Dragging to Clear Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20110928exceltips.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"exceltips\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"attachment wp-att-7652 alignleft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Allen Wyatt for Excel.Tips.Net<\/p>\n<h3>Dragging to Clear Cells in Microsoft Excel<\/h3>\n<p>Want a really quick way to clear the cells in a range you&#8217;ve selected? If you&#8217;ve got a hold of the mouse, simply grab the fill handle (the small square at the bottom-right corner of the selection) and drag it back over the selection area. 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