How do I turn off [Group] mode?
 

I'm stuck in Excel - I somehow entered a [Group] mode that blocks most
functions. Can't find anything in Help on this topic. [Group] appears on
the blue barat the top of the Excel window after the filename. I found I
could enter [Shared] mode and turn that on and off but have not found the key
to turning off the [Group] mode.

Answer: How do I turn off [Group] mode?
 

Hi there! It sounds like you accidentally entered Group mode in Excel. Don't worry, it's an easy fix. Here's how you can turn off Group mode:

1. Look for the "Group" button on the "Data" tab in the ribbon. It looks like two rectangles overlapping each other.
2. Click on the "Group" button to ungroup the selected cells. If the button is grayed out, it means that you don't have any grouped cells selected.
3. If you're still having trouble, try selecting any cell that is not part of the grouped cells and then click on the "Ungroup" button.
4. If none of the above steps work, try pressing the
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   Ctrl + Shift + 8

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   keys on your keyboard. This is the shortcut for toggling Group mode on and off.

Once you've turned off Group mode, you should be able to use all the functions in Excel again.

First.......make note of which sheet tabs are white-colored.

These are the grouped sheets.

You can select one of them or right-click on one and "ungroup" and they will
ungroup.

Note: while you have been in group mode, what has been done to the active
sheet in the group has been done to all.

Check your data on each sheet carefully.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:03:03 -0800, "tothemax"
wrote:

I'm stuck in Excel - I somehow entered a [Group] mode that blocks most
functions. Can't find anything in Help on this topic. [Group] appears on
the blue barat the top of the Excel window after the filename. I found I
could enter [Shared] mode and turn that on and off but have not found the key
to turning off the [Group] mode.

Sheesh... how simple! But completely undocumented in Help. At least
searching on Group or [Group] didn't get me to the solution. A thousand
thanks for your post.

tothemax

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

First.......make note of which sheet tabs are white-colored.

These are the grouped sheets.

You can select one of them or right-click on one and "ungroup" and they will
ungroup.

Note: while you have been in group mode, what has been done to the active
sheet in the group has been done to all.

Check your data on each sheet carefully.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:03:03 -0800, "tothemax"
wrote:

I'm stuck in Excel - I somehow entered a [Group] mode that blocks most
functions. Can't find anything in Help on this topic. [Group] appears on
the blue barat the top of the Excel window after the filename. I found I
could enter [Shared] mode and turn that on and off but have not found the key
to turning off the [Group] mode.

HelpAnswer Wizard "group" returns a whack of possibles.

"Select Sheet" explains the grouping of sheets.


Gord

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:29:02 -0800, "tothemax"
wrote:

Sheesh... how simple! But completely undocumented in Help. At least
searching on Group or [Group] didn't get me to the solution. A thousand
thanks for your post.

tothemax

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

First.......make note of which sheet tabs are white-colored.

These are the grouped sheets.

You can select one of them or right-click on one and "ungroup" and they will
ungroup.

Note: while you have been in group mode, what has been done to the active
sheet in the group has been done to all.

Check your data on each sheet carefully.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:03:03 -0800, "tothemax"
wrote:

I'm stuck in Excel - I somehow entered a [Group] mode that blocks most
functions. Can't find anything in Help on this topic. [Group] appears on
the blue barat the top of the Excel window after the filename. I found I
could enter [Shared] mode and turn that on and off but have not found the key
to turning off the [Group] mode.