Replacing keystrokes
 

I need to replace keystrokes the user types in cells of a spreadsheet. For
example, if they type a period "." I want to replace it with a colon ":".
I've tried combinations of OnKey with SendKeys but I cannot get it to work.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? Thanks.

Replacing keystrokes
 

Macros don't run when a user edits a cell. You could use the change event
to review what was entered and change it.

http://www.cpeason.com/excel/events.htm

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Terry Lowe" wrote in message
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I need to replace keystrokes the user types in cells of a spreadsheet. For
example, if they type a period "." I want to replace it with a colon ":".
I've tried combinations of OnKey with SendKeys but I cannot get it to
work.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? Thanks.

Replacing keystrokes
 

You could make a temporary entry into the AutoCorrect list:

Private Sub Workbook_Activate()
Application.AutoCorrect.AddReplacement ".", ":"
End Sub

Private Sub Workbook_Deactivate()
Application.AutoCorrect.DeleteReplacement "."
End Sub



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"Terry Lowe" wrote:

I need to replace keystrokes the user types in cells of a spreadsheet. For
example, if they type a period "." I want to replace it with a colon ":".
I've tried combinations of OnKey with SendKeys but I cannot get it to work.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this? Thanks.