In Excel, why can't I type the / sign or '. I can in Word
 

I am not sure what happened. In Word, those keys work perfectly. I could
use those keys a couple of days ago, but for some reason, I can't.

In Excel, why can't I type the / sign or '. I can in Word
 

Just press F2 first whenever you want to type: /
as the 1st character in the cell
(don't know why its special for: /, but the above will workaround it)

As for the apostrophe: '
I don't have problem typing it straight off into the cell,
but it won't show on screen (the ' displays only in the formula bar)
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"Ken" wrote:
I am not sure what happened. In Word, those keys work perfectly. I could
use those keys a couple of days ago, but for some reason, I can't.

In Excel, why can't I type the / sign or '. I can in Word
 

don't know why its special for: /,

The slash is the default hotkey to active menus.

ToolsOptionsTransition tabMicrosoft Excel menu or Help key

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"Max" wrote in message
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Just press F2 first whenever you want to type: /
as the 1st character in the cell
(don't know why its special for: /, but the above will workaround it)

As for the apostrophe: '
I don't have problem typing it straight off into the cell,
but it won't show on screen (the ' displays only in the formula bar)
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Max
Singapore
http://savefile.com/projects/236895
Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70
xdemechanik
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"Ken" wrote:
I am not sure what happened. In Word, those keys work perfectly. I
could
use those keys a couple of days ago, but for some reason, I can't.

In Excel, why can't I type the / sign or '. I can in Word
 

Thanks for clarifying.
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Max
Singapore
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Downloads:27,000 Files:200 Subscribers:70
xdemechanik
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"T. Valko" wrote in message
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don't know why its special for: /,
The slash is the default hotkey to active menus.
ToolsOptionsTransition tabMicrosoft Excel menu or Help key

In Excel, why can't I type the / sign or '. I can in Word
 

And to show an apostrophe, you have to type it twice, if it is the first
character. This since ' indicates that cell content will be treated as text,
even if it is numbers.


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"Max" wrote:

Thanks for clarifying.
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"T. Valko" wrote in message
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don't know why its special for: /,
The slash is the default hotkey to active menus.
ToolsOptionsTransition tabMicrosoft Excel menu or Help key