Comments on: Control Arrow

By: Gadgeteer

Gadgeteer — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:46:00 +0000

shortcut for double clicking the crosshairs in the bottom right corner of the activecell

this could be the equivalent of Edit > Fill > Down

in which case the shortcut is Ctrl + D

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:43:00 +0000

You can always use the Alt DGH etc.
They work a dream for me although I am hoping I will not have to re learn them when I get to 2007.
Other favourites are Alt TUD and Alt TUP and Alt TUA.
They are all in the menus but you get used to them pretty quick and you don't even notice what you are pressing.

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:15:00 +0000

Speaking of shortcuts, does anyone have custom shortcuts for those commands that you can't otherwise do wtih the keyboard? For example, here's two modules to allow you to expand and contract an outline one level at a time, similar to clicking on the little number boxes on the upper left hand side. I know you can use Data->Group and Outline->Hide Detail / Show Detail for any selection, but there's no keyboard way to do it for the entire level without VBA.

Sub ExpandOutline()
Dim intMax As Integer
Dim lngRows As Long
Dim lngCount As Long

lngRows = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Cells(ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Cells.Count).Row

For lngCount = 1 To lngRows
If Not Rows(lngCount).Hidden Then
If Rows(lngCount).OutlineLevel GREATERTHAN intMax Then intMax = Rows(lngCount).OutlineLevel
End If
Next

On Error Resume Next
ActiveSheet.Outline.ShowLevels (intMax + 1)

End Sub

Sub ContractOutline()
Dim intMax As Integer
Dim lngRows As Long
Dim lngCount As Long

lngRows = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Cells(ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Cells.Count).Row

For lngCount = 1 To lngRows
If Not Rows(lngCount).Hidden Then
If Rows(lngCount).OutlineLevel GREATERTHAN intMax Then intMax = Rows(lngCount).OutlineLevel
End If
Next

On Error Resume Next
ActiveSheet.Outline.ShowLevels (intMax - 1)

End Sub

You'll have to replace GREATERTHAN with a > sign.

I'd also love a way to duplicate the autofill function you get when you doubleclick the crosshairs in the bottom right corner of the activecell. I know you can do it with a sequence of keystrokes, but I'd like an elegant way to do it with one command. I'm sure there's others that us keyboard loving mouse haters would like to see. Moving my thumb to the touch pad just below the space bar is just too much work.

By: Toby Erkson

Toby Erkson — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:10:00 +0000

Re: Scroll wheel in VBA
I installed the beta version of Excel 2007 but had to remove it because of Q/A testing on the box I’m using, so I’m back to using Excel 2003 on Windows XP. In the VBA editor I discovered my mouse scroll wheel worked! So for those who have Excel 2007 installed, or who have installed it then uninstalled it, your scroll wheel should still work…at least in Excel 2003

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:09:00 +0000

Ok it was 4 (Without excel I can't do mental arithmetic.)

One more easy bunch to remember are the Ctrl shift 1 through 0
Its easy to remember because you can see some hints on the keyboard.

! = Basic number
$ = money
% = Percent
^ = scientific
&= Wrap a border
@ = Time
# = Date
~ = General
1= show me my formatting options I screwed up the keyboard shortcuts....

They are really handy for formatting.

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:58:00 +0000

Two more you might like....

Ctrl + F3 for a find using the current word (and then F3 repeatedly). Great for those who hate the big stupid find / replace box.
Shift + F2 for jumping to the declaration or Code module, the best for reviewing someones code.
Ctrl + F3 is also a great way to define names in excel , but Ctrl + Shift + F3 is even better.

By: Alex J

Alex J — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:23:00 +0000

(I know that we’re really talking shortcuts, but…) I prefer, instead of Jan’s Ctrl + Shift+ A while entering a formula, to select the equals sign in the formula bar – giving a template for entering the parameters as well as basic help descriptions. (Of course, both techniques work for custom functions as well as built-ins).

By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:38:00 +0000

What century are you guys living in ?
Next thing you know you will be telling me that you can't use the mouse scroll wheel in vba.
(gasanov)

Most of these shortcuts have been around since Windows 3.0

My favourite Excel shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + A
Try it type "=PMT("
Then before you think to yourself what were those parameters?
hit the Ctrl Shift A and all is revealed.

By: Brett

Brett — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:51:00 +0000

Juan Pablo,

Thank you!! Shift + F10 just became a new friend. I don't hate the mouse, but I sure begrudge the time spent moving away from the keyboard.

Brett

By: Juan Pablo Gonzalez

Juan Pablo Gonzalez — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:11:00 +0000

> I know that there's a key combination that shows the shortcut menu

Shift + F10. And I use that shortcut key all the time. I have the MS Ergonomic 4000 and I use almost every key on it, probably the two that I never use are PrtScrn and ScrLk. The rest get a fair amount of pushing.