What Does Adjacent Cell Mean in Excel

A contiguous range of cells is a group of highlighted cells that are adjacent to each other, such as the range C1 to C5 shown in the image above. A non-contiguous range consists of two or more separate blocks of cells. These blocks can be separated by rows or columns as shown by the ranges A1 to A5 and C1 to C5.

What is the adjacent cell?

Definitions. A cell that is in the same row as and adjoins the current cell in a worksheet.

What does adjacent column mean?

1 being near or close, esp. having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous. 2 (Maths) a (of a pair of vertices in a graph) joined by a common edge.

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