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I would turn
tools|options|edit tab|move selection after enter
to down or right or ...

Then turn number lock on and use the numeric keypad to type your digit

Hitting the enter key on the numeric keypad doesn't seem too bad to me.

Another alternative is to create a tiny userform that just looks for one
character.

Put a single textbox on it (use the X button to close the userform).

Put this code in a General module:

Option Explicit
Sub testme01()
'Start in column A of the row with the activecell
ActiveSheet.Cells(ActiveCell.Row, 1).Activate
UserForm1.Show
End Sub

Add this code to the userform module:

Option Explicit
Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPress(ByVal KeyAscii As MSForms.ReturnInteger)

With ActiveCell
.Value = Chr(KeyAscii)
'A:E, then down a row
If ActiveCell.Column = 5 Then
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Cells(1).Offset(1, 0).Activate
Else
.Offset(0, 1).Activate
End If
End With

KeyAscii = 0
TextBox1.Value = ""

End Sub


This code goes from A:E then next row, column A.

If you're new to macros:

Debra Dalgleish has some notes how to implement macros he
http://www.contextures.com/xlvba01.html

David McRitchie has an intro to macros:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/getstarted.htm

Ron de Bruin's intro to macros:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/code.htm

(General, Regular and Standard modules all describe the same thing.)

Debra Dalgleish has some getstarted instructions for userforms at:
http://contextures.com/xlUserForm01.html

Bishop wrote:

I have a 5X5 grid which contains 25 cells. I want to restrict each cell so
that only one letter can be entered into it. And once that letter is entered
I want my cursor to tab to the next cell in the grid automatically. So you
don't have to press enter or tab. Is there a way to do this?

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Dave Peterson