Alternatively, click the Ribbons Home tab; in the Cells group, choose InsertInsert Cells.

A small dialog asks you which way to push the existing cells.

Alternatively, click the Ribbons Home tab; in the Cells group, choose InsertInsert Rows.

Your new, blank row(s) push(es) the current row and the rows beneath down one (or more) row(s).

Alternatively, click the Ribbons Home tab; in the Cells group, choose InsertInsert Columns.

Your new, blank column(s) push(es) the current column and columns one (or more) column(s) to the right.

Alternatively, click the Ribbons Home tab; in the Cells group, choose DeleteDelete Cells.

A small dialog asks you which way to move the existing cells.

Alternatively, click the Ribbons Home tab; in the Cells group, choose DeleteDelete Rows.

Your selected row vanishes, and the rows beneath move up one row.

Alternatively, click the Ribbons Home tab; in the Cells group, choose DeleteDelete Columns.

Your column disappears, and columns to the right move one to the left.

James Gordon is a Microsoft MVP for Macintosh, creator of the InsertPicture add-in for Mac PowerPoint, and an Office trainer.

Excel 2017 For Mac Delete Blank Cells