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How to shift everything down in Google Sheets

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5 steps 2 min Community template
1

Navigate to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets and select or create the spreadsheet to modify.

Navigate to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets and select or create the spreadsheet to modify.

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Navigate to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets and select or create the spreadsheet to modify.
2

Select the cell to move down.

Select the cell to move down.

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Select the cell to move down.
3

Right click

Right click

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Right click
4

Click "Insert cells and shift down"

Click "Insert cells and shift down"

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Click "Insert cells and shift down"
5

The contents of the cell are moved down one row.

The contents of the cell are moved down one row.

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The contents of the cell are moved down one row.

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