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When I use the arrow keys in excel it doesn't move cells, just scrolls the sheet

Anonymous
2011-04-13T02:07:33+00:00

When I use the arrow keys in excel it doesn't move cells, just scrolls the sheet. It's like I have a scroll lock key on my keyboard, but I don't.  How do I turn that off?

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Anonymous
2011-04-13T03:58:26+00:00

You most likely have a ScrLck key on your laptop/netbook, but it is used in conjuunction with the Fn key and is noted in blue.

Alternately, use the On-Screen Keyboard and click the ScrLk button in the lower right. Click Start or tap the Windows key and type osk then hit <enter> to open the On-Screen Keyboard.

Addendum: right click Excel's bottom status bar and put a check beside Scroll Lock to get a scoll lock indicator on the left side of the status bar.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-03T18:16:00+00:00

    I tried just pressing the Scroll Lock key on my keyboard for my desktop and it worked. Thank You!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-05-13T01:01:21+00:00

    I've been using PCs for over 30 years and never noticed the scroll lock key. Who knew? THANKS!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-10-05T13:28:39+00:00

    Thank you

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-12-27T05:14:54+00:00

    thanks for help.

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