Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.programming
|
|||
|
|||
Controlling Tab Oders
How can I set up the order I want my tab or enter key to go
|
#2
Posted to microsoft.public.excel.programming
|
|||
|
|||
Controlling Tab Oders
John
XL2002 allows you to uncheck select "locked cells" when in ToolsProtectionProtect sheet dialog box. This will ensure the <ENTER key goes only to "unlocked cells". Earlier versions require some other methods. To TAB to desired cells....... 1. Unlock the cells you want to TAB to then protect the worksheet. If your unlocked cells are in a left to right, top to bottom series, the TAB key will move you through them as long as Sheet Protection is enabled. 2. If not in this configuration.....you can do it with a Named Range and no sheet protection. Assuming your range of cells to be A1, B2, C3, F4, A2, F1 for example. Select the Second cell(B2) you want in the range then CRTL + click your way through the range in the order you wish, ending with the First cell(A1). Name this range under InsertNameDefineOK. Now click on NameBox(top left corner above row 1 and col A), select the range name to highlight the range. With these cells selected, you can input data and Tab or Enter your way through the range in the order you selected. Note: there is a limit of about 25 - 30 cells to a range using this method due to a 255 character limit in a named range. Longer sheet names will reduce the number of cells considerably. If more needed, you can enter them manually in thr "refers to" box. From Debra Dalgleish..... The limit is 255 characters in the Name definition. For example, I can define a range of 46 non-contiguous cells, with the following string: =$B$2,$D$2,$F$2,$H$2,$J$2,$B$4,$D$4,$F$4,$H$4,$J$ 4,$B$6,$D$6,$F$6,$H$6, $J$6,$B$8,$D$8,$F$8,$H$8,$J$8,$B$10,$D$10,$F$10,$ H$10,$J$10,$B$12,$D$12, $F$12,$H$12,$J$12,$B$14,$D$14,$F$14,$H$14,$J$14,$ B$16,$D$16,$F$16,$H$16, $J$16,$B$18,$D$18,$F$18,$H$18,$J$18,$L$3 There is a third method which requires VBA and a Worksheet_Change event. ''moves from C2 through E5 at entry Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) Select Case Target.Address Case "$C$2" Range("C5").Select Case "$C$5" Range("E2").Select Case "$E$2" Range("E5").Select End Select End Sub Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 17:05:35 -0800, "John" wrote: How can I set up the order I want my tab or enter key to go |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Controlling Userforms | New Users to Excel | |||
Controlling Sequence | Excel Discussion (Misc queries) | |||
Controlling VBA | Excel Programming | |||
controlling another program from Excel | Excel Programming | |||
Controlling the mouse | Excel Programming |