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bobbi120

tab down instead of across
 
Can I make the tab key in a protected spreadsheet move a cell down in a
instead of across? I cannot use VBA/programming though...or alternatively,
can i set the order of unlocked cells in a protected sheet?

Ragdyer

tab down instead of across
 
There is another way to set the cell order for data entry.

The sheet does *not* have to be protected with this procedure.

Check out this old link:

http://tinyurl.com/39vzv

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RD

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"bobbi120" wrote in message
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Can I make the tab key in a protected spreadsheet move a cell down in a
instead of across? I cannot use VBA/programming though...or alternatively,
can i set the order of unlocked cells in a protected sheet?



bobbi120

tab down instead of across
 
Much appreciated, however the data is much much greater than the 46 cells
limit for this option....

"Ragdyer" wrote:

There is another way to set the cell order for data entry.

The sheet does *not* have to be protected with this procedure.

Check out this old link:

http://tinyurl.com/39vzv

--
HTH,

RD

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"bobbi120" wrote in message
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Can I make the tab key in a protected spreadsheet move a cell down in a
instead of across? I cannot use VBA/programming though...or alternatively,
can i set the order of unlocked cells in a protected sheet?




RagDyeR

tab down instead of across
 
Didn't the last line of the link say:
<<<"If you try more, and run into a problem, post back for work-arounds."
<bg

Well ...
Here's a simple work-around by Dave Peterson to by-pass the limit:

http://tinyurl.com/ypk2j


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RD
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"bobbi120" wrote in message
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Much appreciated, however the data is much much greater than the 46 cells
limit for this option....

"Ragdyer" wrote:

There is another way to set the cell order for data entry.

The sheet does *not* have to be protected with this procedure.

Check out this old link:

http://tinyurl.com/39vzv

--
HTH,

RD

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"bobbi120" wrote in message
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Can I make the tab key in a protected spreadsheet move a cell down in a
instead of across? I cannot use VBA/programming though...or

alternatively,
can i set the order of unlocked cells in a protected sheet?







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