Selecting/editing text without the mouse

F2 enters the cell for editing, putting the insertion point at the end to
the current data.

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> Hi,
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> For me, it's much easier to use the arrow keys, compared to the mouse,
> to move up/down and left/right on an Excel spreadsheet.
>
> When I navigate to a box that already has text in it, is there any way
> to edit that text (without using the mouse to click on the box)? For
> example, if I navigate to a box with the arrow keys and start typing,
> it deletes the contents of the box and starts over. I want to know if
> there is some key I can press when I have navigated to a box that is
> equivalent to clicking on the box with the mouse, which then allows you
> to edit the box.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Jason
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> Hi,
>
> For me, it's much easier to use the arrow keys, compared to the
mouse,
> to move up/down and left/right on an Excel spreadsheet.
>
> When I navigate to a box that already has text in it, is there any
way
> to edit that text (without using the mouse to click on the box)? For
> example, if I navigate to a box with the arrow keys and start typing,
> it deletes the contents of the box and starts over. I want to know
if
> there is some key I can press when I have navigated to a box that is
> equivalent to clicking on the box with the mouse, which then allows
you
> to edit the box.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Jason


Hi,

See what you can do after pressing key F2

regards

Jean

Jason,

Some other techniques you might like to use to avoid using the mouse while
in a cell are the End and Home keys, selecting text via holding Shift while
using RightArrow or LeftArrow, Ctrl-C for copy, Ctrl-v for paste. And for
formulas, Enter or Edit modes (determines whether the arrow keys put cell
references or just move the cursor) by pressing F2. See
http://www.smokeylake.com/excel/editing_tips-2.htm for more on that.
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> Hi,
>
> For me, it's much easier to use the arrow keys, compared to the mouse,
> to move up/down and left/right on an Excel spreadsheet.
>
> When I navigate to a box that already has text in it, is there any way
> to edit that text (without using the mouse to click on the box)? For
> example, if I navigate to a box with the arrow keys and start typing,
> it deletes the contents of the box and starts over. I want to know if
> there is some key I can press when I have navigated to a box that is
> equivalent to clicking on the box with the mouse, which then allows you
> to edit the box.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> Jason
>
>
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