Is there a way to allow users who are entering data into a text box to hit
the enter key to move down a line? It works fine until I protect the sheet,
then the enter key moves the user to the next unlocked cell instead of
creating a new line in the text box.

Csmith,

Change the MultiLine property to True and the Enter key behavior properties to True. This
presumes you're using a bona-fide text box from the controls Toolbox.

To get to the Properties window, double-click the text box (in design mode). That will take
you to the VBE. If you don't have the Properties window, do View - Properties window.

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Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com

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"jmonesmith" wrote in message
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Is there a way to allow users who are entering data into a text box to hit
the enter key to move down a line? It works fine until I protect the sheet,
then the enter key moves the user to the next unlocked cell instead of
creating a new line in the text box.

I created the text box right in Excel (2007), not VBE. I'm not very familiar
with VBE, so I'm a little confused. Can I apply the multi-line property and
Enter key behavior property to the text box that I created in Excel? If so,
how?

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote:

Csmith,

Change the MultiLine property to True and the Enter key behavior properties to True. This
presumes you're using a bona-fide text box from the controls Toolbox.

To get to the Properties window, double-click the text box (in design mode). That will take
you to the VBE. If you don't have the Properties window, do View - Properties window.

--
Regards from Virginia Beach,

Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com

Note: Top-posting has been the norm here.
Some folks prefer bottom-posting.
But if you bottom-post to a reply that's
already top-posted, the thread gets messy.
When in Rome...
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"jmonesmith" wrote in message
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Is there a way to allow users who are entering data into a text box to hit
the enter key to move down a line? It works fine until I protect the sheet,
then the enter key moves the user to the next unlocked cell instead of
creating a new line in the text box.

Read my first reply on how to get into the VBE (Visual Basic Environment -- it's Excel)
window and look at and change the properties. If this isn't a control from the Controls
Toolbox, as I mentioned, then it doesn't apply.
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Regards from Virginia Beach,

Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com

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Some folks prefer bottom-posting.
But if you bottom-post to a reply that's
already top-posted, the thread gets messy.
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"jmonesmith" wrote in message
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I created the text box right in Excel (2007), not VBE. I'm not very familiar
with VBE, so I'm a little confused. Can I apply the multi-line property and
Enter key behavior property to the text box that I created in Excel? If so,
how?

"Earl Kiosterud" wrote:

Csmith,

Change the MultiLine property to True and the Enter key behavior properties to True.
This
presumes you're using a bona-fide text box from the controls Toolbox.

To get to the Properties window, double-click the text box (in design mode). That will
take
you to the VBE. If you don't have the Properties window, do View - Properties window.

--
Regards from Virginia Beach,

Earl Kiosterud
www.smokeylake.com

Note: Top-posting has been the norm here.
Some folks prefer bottom-posting.
But if you bottom-post to a reply that's
already top-posted, the thread gets messy.
When in Rome...
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"jmonesmith" wrote in message
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Is there a way to allow users who are entering data into a text box to hit
the enter key to move down a line? It works fine until I protect the sheet,
then the enter key moves the user to the next unlocked cell instead of
creating a new line in the text box.