HOW TO EDIT CELLS WITHOUT DOUBLE CLICKING THE BOX
 

In the older versions of excel for PC you can press F2 to edit the
text/formula's etc. Does anyone know what keyboard shortcut it is for 2008
for Mac's??

Answer: HOW TO EDIT CELLS WITHOUT DOUBLE CLICKING THE BOX
 

Yes, there is a keyboard shortcut to edit cells in Excel for Mac. Instead of using F2, you can use the combination of Control + U. Here are the steps to edit a cell using this shortcut:

1. Select the cell that you want to edit.
2. Press and hold the Control key on your keyboard.
3. While holding the Control key, press the U key.
4. The cursor will move to the end of the text in the cell, allowing you to edit it.

Alternatively, you can also use the keyboard shortcut Command + Option + Enter to edit a cell. This will allow you to edit multiple cells at once, as it will activate the array formula editing mode.

HOW TO EDIT CELLS WITHOUT DOUBLE CLICKING THE BOX
 

When XL was originally ported from Mac to DOS/Windows, MS changed the
edit cell keyboard shortcut from CTRL-u to F2. All Mac versions of XL
use the original keyboard shortcut.

You can find that information, and tons of other default keyboard
shortcuts in XL Help ("Excel Keyboard Shortcuts").

Of course, you can reassign most keyboard shortcuts in Mac versions of
XL (Tools/Customize Keyboard...), though the edit cell feature is one
that can't be assigned in XL08.

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Chris Price <Chris wrote:

In the older versions of excel for PC you can press F2 to edit the
text/formula's etc. Does anyone know what keyboard shortcut it is for 2008
for Mac's??