It seems like you have Excel set up to behave like Lotus 1-2-3

Try this:
From the Excel Main Menu:
<tools<optons<Transition tab
....UNcheck...everything...expecially: Transition Navigation Keys

Does that help?
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Regards,

Ron
Microsoft MVP (Excel)
(XL2003, Win XP)

"tiff" wrote in message
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previously in Excel i pressed ctrl+home and the cursor would move to the
beginning of the worksheet, if i just pressed home it would move to the
beginning of the row.

well i just got a new computer with the same version of excel on it and
now
when i press ctrl+home the cursor moves to the beginning of the row and
pressing home moves the cursor to the beginning of the worksheet - the
complete opposite of what it used to be. can someone please tell me how
to
switch the functions back??

this is driving me nuts!

thanks!
tiffany