MXL: How to Move the Selection After Return with ENTER Key

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SUMMARY

If you are using Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, the ENTER key (on the numeric keypad) does not move the active cell pointer the way the RETURN key does. On the Apple Macintosh, the RETURN and the ENTER keys are two distinct keys: the RETURN key is located on the keyboard, while the ENTER key is located on the numeric keypad.

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When you press RETURN, the selection will move down if you have selected the Move Selection After Return option (to modify this setting, click Options or Preferences on the Tools menu, and select the Edit tab). The ENTER key on the numeric keypad will not move the active cell pointer.

NOTE: In Microsoft Excel 98, the selection may be set to move down, up, left, or right.

The following sample macros give the ENTER key the same functionality as the RETURN key. To automatically have this functionality, these macros must be stored in the Personal Macro Workbook. 

   Sub Auto_Open()
       Application.OnKey "{ENTER}","ENTER_Key"
   End Sub

   Sub ENTER_Key()

       ' The following line of code moves the selection down by one cell.
       ActiveCell.Offset(1,0).Select

       ' If you want the selection to move in a different direction, use
       ' one of the following lines of code INSTEAD of the above line of
       ' code:
       '
       ' To move up    : ActiveCell.Offset(-1,0).Select
       ' To move right : ActiveCell.Offset(0,1).Select
       ' To move left  : ActiveCell.Offset(0,-1).Select

   End Sub
For more information about the Personal Macro workbook, see the "Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, pages 22-23

REFERENCES

Microsoft Excel "Visual Basic User's Guide," pages 22-23

Additional query words: 5.00 5.0a MXL5 98 XL98 XL5 

Keywords          : kbcode kbenv kbprg PgmHowto xlmac 
Version           : MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 19, 1999