I was having this problem as well - and after reading the reply from koitaki
posted on 7/17, I realized the problem could be my new Logitech Keyboard. My
F2 worked in Excel prior to using the new keyboard. I believe I must have
accidentally turned off the F-function keys - and so everytime I tried to
edit something in Excel, it would jump to WORD. Drove me insane. So thanks to
koitaki, and the tip about the F-Mode key on the keyboard, I am back in
business. I hope you are too.
Cheers.
"carcat105" wrote:

when i hit the "f2" key in EXCEL, it opens WORD. can anybody tell me why this
is happening and if there is any way to resolve this?

tnx!