JupyterLab Select, Move and/or Merge Multiple Cells

In this short article, you can find how to select and move/delete/copy/delete multiple cells at once in JupyterLab. This feature is available only in JupyterLab and not in Jupyter Notebook.

Step 1: Select Multiple Cells in JupyterLab

There are two ways to select multiple cells

Using Shift + mouse

Select the first cell
Select next one by pressing Shift and a mouse click on right of it
Continue until the final cell
- You can select the cells one by one
- Select the first and last (including all between)

Using Shift + J

Select the first cell
Press Shift + J in order to select the one below
Continue until the final cell

Step 2: JupyterLab Delete/Move/Copy Multiple Cells

Copying, merging or deleting of all selected cells is available from the menu (right mouse click):

Move

Right mouse click with all selected cells
Select Cut Cells
Select new cell after which you like to move the cells
Right click and Paste Cells

Delete

Right mouse click with all selected cells
Select Cut Cells

Merge

Right mouse click with all selected cells
Select Merge Selected Cells

Copy

Right mouse click with all selected cells
Select Copy Cells
Select new cell after which you like to move the cells
Right click and Paste Cells