A couple of questions what version of XL are the users using? Is the sheet
protected and if not would it be ok to protect the sheet?

If you protect the sheet then users can not enter data into any cells that
they want, only the unlocked cells. If your users are all 2002 or better then
when you protect the sheet you can select that the users can only select
unlocked cells maning that they can not even select the cells they are not
supposed to change.

Finally if you still want to disable the arrow keys then you could use
something like this...

application.onkey "{Right}", "" 'diables
application.oneky "{Right}" 'enables

Check out this link
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ffice.11).aspx

To do this you will need to still do some event programming to toggle these
settings when the workbook is opened, activated or deactivated (possibly more
if this is intended to be sheet specific)...

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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Brad" wrote:

The end user is inputting information on a page where only selected cells
available to be changed. Having the scroll lock on is causing additional
problems if the end user types information in one cell and before hitting
enter uses on of the arrow keys. Turning off the scroll lock would "fix"
this problem. Is there a better "fix"?

I guess that if they hit an arrow key, I could tell excel to "enter" and
then move. If this is better, is the code for this rather easy?

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

Why are you turning off scroll lock. That is a setting that affects all
programs that are running. You are not only changing how XL works but how all
programs work. While I am not saying don't do it I am saying be very careful
here... I personally would not be heading down that path. You need to catch
not only when the workbook is activated/deactivated but also when XL is
activated/deactivated.
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"Brad" wrote:

I have the logic in a macro to turn off the scroll lock button, but now I'm
wondering what the macro type should be.

Do I need it in two places - one at the workbook level to make sure that it
is turn off once the workbook is loaded and another at the workbook change
level to ensure that it doesn't get selected while in the application?