Is it possible to do a multiple cells selections using keyboard shortcuts instead of mouse

[daliye]

Hi,
I used to use a left mouse click and hold down the ctrl button to select multiple cell ranges.
Is there any way or a technique to do these different cell range selections using keyboard shortcuts instead?

[Eeza Goodun]

1. Get to your first cell in the (next) range using the arrow keys
2. Press Shift+f8
3. Holding down the shift key, use the arrow keys to select your range
4. Press the f8 key, still holding down the shift

Repeat steps 1 through 4 as many times as you like

[josephteh]

If you know the cell addresses, type directly in the Name Box, separating each cell by a comma, then hit the Enter key.

[daliye]

@Eeza Goodun
Please, may you give more details, I've followed your steps to the letter but always when I finish selecting the current section that I want to choose when I want to move to the new range (while holding down the shift key), I found the empty range also being selected.
I've attached a sample file.
Reputation added.
Thanks

An example of what I want to achieve is to select these ranges in yellow using the keyboard instead of the mouse:
Excel 2016 (Windows) 64 bit

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
1
2				66
3				15		50	93	17	51	100	102
4				90		40	89	64	96	26	72
5				16		63	23	41	36	21	30
6				43
7				44
8				105					49	78	73
9									3	1	2
10									27	79	55
11	18	61	104						65	95	13
12	88	19	47						20	42	69
13	7	87	85						75	58	56
14	67	80	28		32	12	39
15	53	82	31
16	57	10	70
17
18
19		24			76	74	45		33	25	60
20		94			97	34	29		46	71	35
21		92			5	11	84		6	101	38
22		37			91	48	14		86	77	62
23		98			99	54	83		9	59	4
24		68							103	52	8
25		22
26		81
27

Sheet: Example

@josephteh
I am afraid that I do not know the range exactly as I keep scrolling to find the cells.
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[Eeza Goodun]

"I've followed your steps to the letter but always when I finish selecting the current section that I want to choose when I want to move to the new range (while holding down the shift key), I found the empty range also being selected."

Read step 4 again. I don't think you are pressing the f8 key in this step.
Note also that step 1 says nothing about holding the shift key down.

So;
1 Use arrows
2. Shift+f8
3. Shift + Arrows
4. Shift + f8
5. let go of the shift key and go to step 1

[josephteh]

Eeza's steps do work. You may have to hold Fn key with F8.

[daliye]

@Eeza Goodun
You are the man, this will save me a lot of time indeed.
I've added the Ctrl to the steps to select more easily and it worked as well.
Thanks a lot.
Reputation added.

@josephteh
Yes, it is my friend.
Reputation added.

[Eeza Goodun]

Glad it worked for you. Thanks for the rep.!

[daliye]

Thanks
I do like this place!

[josephteh]

Thanks for your feedback and Rep, and for marking the thread "Solved"!