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    Smile How to select a text box without using the mouse?

    Hi there,

    I am trying to edit a text box without using the mouse in an Excel model. For example, normally when I move over a cell I want to edit I would press F2, but when I move over the textbox, the textbox is not selected, but rather the cell underneath. How do I go about selecting the textbox without using the mouse?

    Thanks!

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    Re: How to select a text box without using the mouse?

    How about...

    1) F5
    2) click special (or press tab a couple of times if you don't want to use the mouse)
    3) press B for "select objects"
    4) hit enter

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    Re: How to select a text box without using the mouse?

    Hey Thanks Niko, that does work well. But just wondering if there is another way to select textbox directly, because in my model theres about 20 text boxes on the same worksheet, and to arrive to each one I would have to tab around 10 times lol

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    Re: How to select a text box without using the mouse?

    :P
    Off the top of my head I do not know the answer. Sorry

    Niko

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    Re: How to select a text box without using the mouse?

    Ok no prob, thanks though

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