Deleting Contents

Contents

# Clear Cells

Specifies the contents to be deleted from the active cell or from a selected cell range. If several sheets are selected, all selected sheets will be affected.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose Sheet - Clear Cells.

#### From the context menu:

Choose Clear Contents.

#### From toolbars:

Clear Cells

#### From the keyboard:

Backspace

This dialog is also called by pressing Backspace after the cell cursor has been activated on the sheet.

Pressing Delete deletes content without calling the dialog or changing formats.

Use Cut on the Standard bar to delete contents and formats without the dialog.

## තෝරාගැනීම

This area lists the options for deleting contents.

### Delete All

Deletes all content from the selected cell range.

### පෙළ

Deletes text only. Formats, formulas, numbers and dates are not affected.

### Numbers

Deletes numbers only. Formats and formulas remain unchanged.

### Date & time

Deletes date and time values. Formats, text, numbers and formulas remain unchanged.

### සූත්‍රය

Deletes formulas. Text, numbers, formats, dates and times remain unchanged.

### සටහන්

Deletes comments added to cells. All other elements remain unchanged.

### හැඩතල

Deletes format attributes applied to cells. All cell content remains unchanged.

### Objects

Deletes objects. All cell content remains unchanged.