How to display Selection Pane in Microsoft Excel?
Using Selection Pane is very easy and quick to show or hide pictures and other objects, and sorting them as well. This article focuses on some tips on how to display Selection Pane in Microsoft Excel.
Selection Pane command in Excel Ribbon
Display Selection Pane with Kutools for Excel
Selection Pane command in Excel Ribbon
If you want to display the Selection Pane in Excel, you just need to click Home > Finde & Select > Selection Pane. See screenshot:
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You can close the Selection and Visibility pane by clicking the x button at top-right corner of this pane.
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Kutools for Excel's View Options tool will help you quickly display the Selection Pane conveniently.
Step 1: Please apply this utility by clicking Kutools > Show / Hide > View Options. See screenshot:
step 2: In the View Options dialog box, check the Selection Pane option. See screenshot
The view Options of Kutools for Excel makes it possible to show or hide most of Microsoft Excel settings quickly, such as Inner Tabs, Formula Bar, Status Bar, Windows in Taskbar, Gridlines, Page Breaks, Display Zeros, Vertical Scroll Bar, Horizontal Scrollbar, Sheet Tab, … etc. It will save your time in looking for these settings when you need to show or hide them. Click to know more…
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