Excel cursor movement

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Excel cursor movement

mike80 (Structural)

(OP)

3 Mar 04 17:02

I don't like my cursor to move when I hit the "enter" key, so I typically have that feature disbled in Excel. However, when I protect a worksheet or workbook, then the cursor automatically moves when I use the "enter" key.

Is there any way to prevent this?

Thanks

pmover (Mechanical) · Answer 1 · 2004-03-04 11:47:09

yes,

from the menu: select Tools-Options

select the edit tab

uncheck or deselect the "move selection after enter" option box.

good luck!
-pmover

mike80 (Structural) · Answer 2 · 2004-03-04 13:40:56

pmover,

Thanks for your reply. That is what I typically do and it works fine if the worksheet is unprotected. However, once I protect the worksheet, the cursor automatically moves down one cell after using the enter key. I would like to prevent this from happening.

Denial (Structural) · Answer 3 · 2004-03-04 16:05:29

I have never come across this before, so I made a quick investigation (using Excel-XP). It seems that this "feature" applies if you uncheck the "Select locked cells" box when you are protecting your worksheet.

I suspect that if you wish BOTH to have the cursor remain in place AND to prevent the user from positioning the cursor in protected cells, William binGates has thwarted you.

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