How to move a cell in Google Sheets

You can watch a video tutorial here.

The workspace in Google Sheets is organized as columns and rows. Each intersection of the row and column is called a cell. When working with a spreadsheet, you may need to move a cell to a different location in the sheet. This could be to copy the cell or to relocate it.

Option  1  – Drag and drop

Step 1 – Select the cell

• Select the cell 
• Position the cursor at the border of the selected area

Step 2 – Drag and drop

• When the cursor changes to a move pointer, click the left mouse button
• Holding down the button, move the cell to the new location
• Release the mouse button when the cell is at the new location

Step 3 – Check the result

• The cell is moved to the new location

Option 2 – Cut & paste

Step 1 – Cut the cell

• Select the cell to be moved
• Right-click to display the context menu and select Cut or press Ctrl+X

Step 2 – Paste the cell

• Position the cursor at the new location 
• Right-click to display the context menu and select Paste or press Ctrl+V

Step 3 – Check the result

• The cell is moved to the new location