Keyboard shortcut to activate Excel cell for editing

mallhattan · mallhattan #1 (**permalink**)

03-25-2011, 02:46 PM

Hi
I use Excel frequently and I'd like to be able to quickly edit the contents of a cell without double-clicking to activate the text cursor. Is there a keyboard shortcut for this. The idea is that I could rapidly navigate between and edit a series of cells without having to touch the mouse. Note that it is possible to overwrite the contents of a cell without the mouse: that is, move using the arrow keys and then just type over a highlighted cell. but that's not what i want....
thanks!

BrianLachoreVPI · BrianLachoreVPI #2 (**permalink**)

03-25-2011, 07:41 PM

Do you mean like cntrl+u?

johndope83 · johndope83 #3 (**permalink**)

03-25-2011, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mallhattan

Hi
I use Excel frequently and I'd like to be able to quickly edit the contents of a cell without double-clicking to activate the text cursor. Is there a keyboard shortcut for this. The idea is that I could rapidly navigate between and edit a series of cells without having to touch the mouse. Note that it is possible to overwrite the contents of a cell without the mouse: that is, move using the arrow keys and then just type over a highlighted cell. but that's not what i want....
thanks!

back in windows you simply press F2 on the cell you want to edit the text with

with mac you simple press fn+F2. because if you press F2 you would normally increase your screen's brightness. or to remove this option go to System Preference > Keyboard and check Use F1, F2, etc. as standard function keys

HTH.. cheers!!!

mallhattan · mallhattan #4 (**permalink**)

04-24-2011, 08:15 PM

crtl-U did it! thanks brian!

BrianLachoreVPI · BrianLachoreVPI #5 (**permalink**)

04-24-2011, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mallhattan

crtl-U did it! thanks brian!

You're welcome

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mallhattan #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 3	03-25-2011, 02:46 PM Hi I use Excel frequently and I'd like to be able to quickly edit the contents of a cell without double-clicking to activate the text cursor. Is there a keyboard shortcut for this. The idea is that I could rapidly navigate between and edit a series of cells without having to touch the mouse. Note that it is possible to overwrite the contents of a cell without the mouse: that is, move using the arrow keys and then just type over a highlighted cell. but that's not what i want.... thanks!
	QUOTE Thanks

BrianLachoreVPI #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 24, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,742 Mac Specs: March 2011 15" MBP 2.3GHz i7 Quad Core 8GB Ram \| Mid 2011 27" iMac 3.4 GHz i7 16 GB RAM 2 TB HDD	03-25-2011, 07:41 PM Do you mean like cntrl+u?
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mallhattan #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 3	04-24-2011, 08:15 PM crtl-U did it! thanks brian!
	QUOTE Thanks

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