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Excel Shift Key Lock
It appears that if you were to hold down the shift key for an abnormal
length of time, that it locks on you. I don't know how to get it unlocked other than rebooting the computer. I've tried Ctrl Alt Del and close down the spreadsheet but that does no good. I can't open another Excel sheet either. If I do, and I go to any area on the sheet, it happens again. It's as if the shift key is held down. Then as I move the cursor in any direction, it selects everything. What can be done other than rebooting? |
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Excel Shift Key Lock
You may have a confusion of issues here. Holding down the shift key (Or
pressing it five times in succession) will turn on sticky keys, an accessibility option in Windows. To switch this off, re-tap the shift key 5 times. The other issue is the wheel mice tend to get 'stuck' in Excel. two ways that should work, tap hard the scroll wheel a few times or... re-install/update the drivers for the mouse -- HTH Nick Hodge Microsoft MVP - Excel Southampton, England HIS www.nickhodge.co.uk "JCO" wrote in message news:NGT1h.2398$CT5.1144@trnddc02... It appears that if you were to hold down the shift key for an abnormal length of time, that it locks on you. I don't know how to get it unlocked other than rebooting the computer. I've tried Ctrl Alt Del and close down the spreadsheet but that does no good. I can't open another Excel sheet either. If I do, and I go to any area on the sheet, it happens again. It's as if the shift key is held down. Then as I move the cursor in any direction, it selects everything. What can be done other than rebooting? |
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Excel Shift Key Lock
Control Panel/ Accessibility Options
You may find that you've selected "Filter Keys". You can deselect it, and under "Settings" you can disable the Shift for 8 seconds short cut. -- David Biddulph "JCO" wrote in message news:NGT1h.2398$CT5.1144@trnddc02... It appears that if you were to hold down the shift key for an abnormal length of time, that it locks on you. I don't know how to get it unlocked other than rebooting the computer. I've tried Ctrl Alt Del and close down the spreadsheet but that does no good. I can't open another Excel sheet either. If I do, and I go to any area on the sheet, it happens again. It's as if the shift key is held down. Then as I move the cursor in any direction, it selects everything. What can be done other than rebooting? |
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Excel Shift Key Lock
Can't be the second method you explained because the situation only
pertained to an Excel Spreadsheet. The first thing you mentioned is interesting but I don't think that had anything to do with it either. I'm guessing something must of just got corrupted that only effected Excel. The rebooting must of cleared it up. Thanks anyway. It's just that it happened once before (year or two) and I thought it was something similar to the Sticky Key Feature... that is, some feature that I got stuck in and could not get out of. Again... thanks very much. "Nick Hodge" wrote in message ... You may have a confusion of issues here. Holding down the shift key (Or pressing it five times in succession) will turn on sticky keys, an accessibility option in Windows. To switch this off, re-tap the shift key 5 times. The other issue is the wheel mice tend to get 'stuck' in Excel. two ways that should work, tap hard the scroll wheel a few times or... re-install/update the drivers for the mouse -- HTH Nick Hodge Microsoft MVP - Excel Southampton, England HIS www.nickhodge.co.uk "JCO" wrote in message news:NGT1h.2398$CT5.1144@trnddc02... It appears that if you were to hold down the shift key for an abnormal length of time, that it locks on you. I don't know how to get it unlocked other than rebooting the computer. I've tried Ctrl Alt Del and close down the spreadsheet but that does no good. I can't open another Excel sheet either. If I do, and I go to any area on the sheet, it happens again. It's as if the shift key is held down. Then as I move the cursor in any direction, it selects everything. What can be done other than rebooting? |
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Excel Shift Key Lock
Thanks, will review.
"David Biddulph" wrote in message ... Control Panel/ Accessibility Options You may find that you've selected "Filter Keys". You can deselect it, and under "Settings" you can disable the Shift for 8 seconds short cut. -- David Biddulph "JCO" wrote in message news:NGT1h.2398$CT5.1144@trnddc02... It appears that if you were to hold down the shift key for an abnormal length of time, that it locks on you. I don't know how to get it unlocked other than rebooting the computer. I've tried Ctrl Alt Del and close down the spreadsheet but that does no good. I can't open another Excel sheet either. If I do, and I go to any area on the sheet, it happens again. It's as if the shift key is held down. Then as I move the cursor in any direction, it selects everything. What can be done other than rebooting? |
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