# GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IRange.Insert

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IRange_Insert_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IRange.Insert*">Insert Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_IRange_Insert_GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_InsertShiftDirection_GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_InsertFormatOrigin_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.IRange.Insert(GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.InsertShiftDirection,GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.InsertFormatOrigin)">Insert(InsertShiftDirection, InsertFormatOrigin)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Inserts a cell or a range of cells into the worksheet and shifts other cells away to make space.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">void Insert(InsertShiftDirection shift = (InsertShiftDirection)-1, InsertFormatOrigin origin = InsertFormatOrigin.LeftOrAbove)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Sub Insert(Optional shift As InsertShiftDirection = -1, Optional origin As InsertFormatOrigin = InsertFormatOrigin.LeftOrAbove)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.InsertShiftDirection.html">InsertShiftDirection</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">shift</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.InsertShiftDirection.html">InsertShiftDirection</a> value indicates which way to shift the cells. If this argument is omitted, Spread decides based on the shape of the range.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.InsertFormatOrigin.html">InsertFormatOrigin</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">origin</span></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.InsertFormatOrigin.html">InsertFormatOrigin</a> value indicates where to copy the format for inserted cells.</p>
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