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Default How to move charts in Excel 2007 by keyboard

In Excel 2003 I used to

1. Select a chart by shift-clicking on it (i.e. selecting without entering
editing mode)
2. Move the chart around by holding control and pressing cursor keys

This was especially useful when I needed to exactly position a chart.

In Excel 2007 I have been unable to achieve the same effect -- any
suggestions?

-Gerhard
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Hold Ctrl while clicking on the chart, then hold Ctrl while pressing the
arrow keys to nudge the chart.

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In Excel 2003 I used to

1. Select a chart by shift-clicking on it (i.e. selecting without entering
editing mode)
2. Move the chart around by holding control and pressing cursor keys

This was especially useful when I needed to exactly position a chart.

In Excel 2007 I have been unable to achieve the same effect -- any
suggestions?

-Gerhard



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Actually, you don't need to hold Ctrl while clicking on the arrow keys.
Ctrl-Clicking on the chart is enough to select it with small circular
handles on the corners like a shape rather than the thick border all around.

- Jon
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Hold Ctrl while clicking on the chart, then hold Ctrl while pressing the
arrow keys to nudge the chart.

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
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In Excel 2003 I used to

1. Select a chart by shift-clicking on it (i.e. selecting without
entering
editing mode)
2. Move the chart around by holding control and pressing cursor keys

This was especially useful when I needed to exactly position a chart.

In Excel 2007 I have been unable to achieve the same effect -- any
suggestions?

-Gerhard





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thanks, Jon, appreciated. Indeed this works. I had tried this previously but
couldn't figure it out (now I know why -- you first have to click outside the
chart that you're editing for this to work).

-Gerhard

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Actually, you don't need to hold Ctrl while clicking on the arrow keys.
Ctrl-Clicking on the chart is enough to select it with small circular
handles on the corners like a shape rather than the thick border all around.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
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Hold Ctrl while clicking on the chart, then hold Ctrl while pressing the
arrow keys to nudge the chart.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Gerhard Miller" <Gerhard wrote in
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In Excel 2003 I used to

1. Select a chart by shift-clicking on it (i.e. selecting without
entering
editing mode)
2. Move the chart around by holding control and pressing cursor keys

This was especially useful when I needed to exactly position a chart.

In Excel 2007 I have been unable to achieve the same effect -- any
suggestions?

-Gerhard






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This was necessary in previous Excel charts as well.

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"Gerhard Miller" wrote in message
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thanks, Jon, appreciated. Indeed this works. I had tried this previously
but
couldn't figure it out (now I know why -- you first have to click outside
the
chart that you're editing for this to work).

-Gerhard

"Jon Peltier" wrote:

Actually, you don't need to hold Ctrl while clicking on the arrow keys.
Ctrl-Clicking on the chart is enough to select it with small circular
handles on the corners like a shape rather than the thick border all
around.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
Hold Ctrl while clicking on the chart, then hold Ctrl while pressing
the
arrow keys to nudge the chart.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com
_______


"Gerhard Miller" <Gerhard wrote in
message ...
In Excel 2003 I used to

1. Select a chart by shift-clicking on it (i.e. selecting without
entering
editing mode)
2. Move the chart around by holding control and pressing cursor keys

This was especially useful when I needed to exactly position a chart.

In Excel 2007 I have been unable to achieve the same effect -- any
suggestions?

-Gerhard







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