Seven different ways to drag data using the Ctrl, Shift, and Alt keys

- In Excel, there are many number of different ways … to cut and paste data, … and many people use keystroke shortcuts, … and on this worksheet on the yellow panel, … you see those well known keystroke shortcuts, … control + C, control + X, control + V. … And by the way, if you're using pay special, … you can use control + alt + V as well too. … But many times dragging data can be faster. … And when you drag data, you might be using the control key, … the shift key, the alt key, all in various combinations. … And in this green panel, … we see a list of the various techniques you could be using … when you're moving, copying and inserting cells. … In this worksheet, … I want to take the data that's over in columns A through F. … I want a copy of this. … I'll simply highlight the data, point to any edge, … probably the bottom edge, right edge, … makes no difference really, … but as I'm dragging, I'll hold down the control key. … Maybe I'll drag it down to here, … let go of the mouse first, and that's critical. …