When you type information into a cell, it is normal to press the Enter key at the end of your entry. Excel allows you to specify exactly what should happen after you press Enter. Basically, you can specify that nothing happen (the cell into which you entered information remains the currently selected cell) or that a different, adjacent cell is automatically selected.
To make your specification, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The advanced options of the Excel Options dialog box.
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2021-01-16 10:16:51
J. Woolley
After clicking File on the menu, a new screen should appear and Options should be at the bottom-left corner of that screen.
2021-01-15 06:13:59
David McCarthy
Using Micosoft365. There isn't an Options feature under 'Fie' (that I can See).
What can I o to change behaviour after Enter pressed?
Thanks, David McCarthy (UK, Jan 2021)
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