Deselect Cell

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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.

What is the Deselect Cell Action?

The Deselect Cell Action removes one or more cells from the current selection in an Excel workbook.

Creating a Deselect Cell Action

Drag and drop the Selector onto the Targets list in the target workbook to display the available target options. Continue to drag the Selector to the Cell option, expanding the available Cell Options . Choose the desired cell option:

  • Current Cell - Performs the action to the active cell in the workbook
  • Exact Cell - Performs the action to a cell specified by the user
  • Cell Range - Performs the action to a defined range of cells
  • Named Range - Performs the action to a named range within the workbook

Note: An Exact Cell can also be accessed by targeting it directly. For more information about modifying a target cell, read the Understanding Excel Targets section of the Understanding Targets article.

If this is the first time the workbook was targeted, Nintex RPA will attempt to create a workbook connection automatically. (For more information about Microsoft Excel workbook connections, read the Excel Connections article.)

A preview of the target cell is displayed along with a button that allows you to modify the cell to target , per the Cell Options (above).

Select the Deselect Cell Action from the Actions list.

Select the Rules to change the Connection for this Action. Both the Timing  and Error settings for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will run.

Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.

There are no special settings for this Action.

Optionally add Notes to the Action to document any special instructions or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, see Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.