I can't enter CSE functions
I have a really strange Excel problem. I've been using CSE functions
for years without problems, but suddenly I can't enter them anymore. When I type CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER nothing happens. It's like it doesn't even know that I'm hitting the keys. The CSE formula works fine on other computers that I've tried but not mine. I thought that it might be a dirty keyboard so I swapped to 3 different keyboards with no success. I can enter other CTRL+SHIFT functions (like CTRL+SHIFT+F) without problems. I thought that it might be some Excel registry setting that was changed so I did a system restore and that didn't help either. Any ideas? I'm going nuts over this one. Andreas |
I've seen keyboards that have keys that stick. Have you tried gently banging on
the control, shift and enter keys? (I'd try swapping keyboards before reloading software with a problem like this.) And a wild guess. Some versions of windows allow you to set Accessibility options. Maybe you did something by mistake. In win98, I can get to this via: windows start button|settings|control panel|accessibility options applet. And one more crazy idea: Some keyboards are programmable. Any chance your cat walked over the keyboard and programmed it? Andreas wrote: I have a really strange Excel problem. I've been using CSE functions for years without problems, but suddenly I can't enter them anymore. When I type CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER nothing happens. It's like it doesn't even know that I'm hitting the keys. The CSE formula works fine on other computers that I've tried but not mine. I thought that it might be a dirty keyboard so I swapped to 3 different keyboards with no success. I can enter other CTRL+SHIFT functions (like CTRL+SHIFT+F) without problems. I thought that it might be some Excel registry setting that was changed so I did a system restore and that didn't help either. Any ideas? I'm going nuts over this one. Andreas -- Dave Peterson |
I found the problem. I recently installed a wallpaper changing
software installed called Winwall. This program uses CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER as a hotkey to change the background wallpaper. I closed this application and everything works great now. Thanks for the suggestions! Andreas |
Thanks for posting back with the solution.
Now google knows about it! Andreas wrote: I found the problem. I recently installed a wallpaper changing software installed called Winwall. This program uses CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER as a hotkey to change the background wallpaper. I closed this application and everything works great now. Thanks for the suggestions! Andreas -- Dave Peterson |
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