Unanchor

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor. transitive
  2. 2
    To liberate. broadly, transitive
  3. 3
    To become loose or physically unattached. intransitive
  4. 4
    To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved. transitive

    "To unanchor the cell cursor so that you can move it into position for selecting another range, press Shift+F8. This puts you in Add to Selection mode, in which you can move to the first cell of the next range without selecting any more cells."

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"To unanchor the cell cursor so that you can move it into position for selecting another range, press Shift+F8. This puts you in Add to Selection mode, in which you can move to the first cell of the next range without selecting any more cells."

Etymology

From un- + anchor.

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