have excel go to defined cells when pressing enter

[rrg]

How can I have excel go to defined cells when pressing ENTER after entering
info in a cell
(from cell Aa1 input info press Enter and go to H16 to input info in that
cell press ENTER go to A45 and so on)

 

[JLatham]

You could use Format | Cells | [Protection] and Lock all cells then go back
and choose the ones you want to get to in this manner and then Unlock them.
Protect the worksheet (Tools | Protection | Protect Sheet) with the option to
permit selecting locked cells turned off. As they use [Tab] or [Enter] they
will move from one unlocked cell to the next without stopping in between.

 

[rrg]

Thank You
That could work
I was looking for a way to jump to cells not in any order just defined
Start @ A3 then jump to A15 back to B6 maybe to H7 to A4 to B17 to A5 so on

You could use Format | Cells | [Protection] and Lock all cells then go back
and choose the ones you want to get to in this manner and then Unlock them.
Protect the worksheet (Tools | Protection | Protect Sheet) with the option to
permit selecting locked cells turned off. As they use [Tab] or [Enter] they
will move from one unlocked cell to the next without stopping in between.

How can I have excel go to defined cells when pressing ENTER after entering
info in a cell
(from cell Aa1 input info press Enter and go to H16 to input info in that
cell press ENTER go to A45 and so on)

 

[Gord Dibben]

You can use a named range to "jump" through in any order you design.

Select SECOND cell then CTRL + click on each succeeding cell in sequence, ending
up with the cell you want to start at.

Insert>Name Define........give your range a name and OK.

In namebox select the name and the cells will be highlighted in the order you
want.

Just type and hit ENTER key to go to next cell.

Note: there are limitations on the number of cells in a range.

See Bob Phillips' site for more help on this.

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.xlFAQ0008.html

There is a VBA method if you choose. Post back for that.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Thank You
That could work
I was looking for a way to jump to cells not in any order just defined
Start @ A3 then jump to A15 back to B6 maybe to H7 to A4 to B17 to A5 so on

You could use Format | Cells | [Protection] and Lock all cells then go back
and choose the ones you want to get to in this manner and then Unlock them.
Protect the worksheet (Tools | Protection | Protect Sheet) with the option to
permit selecting locked cells turned off. As they use [Tab] or [Enter] they
will move from one unlocked cell to the next without stopping in between.

How can I have excel go to defined cells when pressing ENTER after entering
info in a cell
(from cell Aa1 input info press Enter and go to H16 to input info in that
cell press ENTER go to A45 and so on)

 

[rrg]

thats it!!!!!!!
Thank you

You can use a named range to "jump" through in any order you design.

Select SECOND cell then CTRL + click on each succeeding cell in sequence, ending
up with the cell you want to start at.

Insert>Name Define........give your range a name and OK.

In namebox select the name and the cells will be highlighted in the order you
want.

Just type and hit ENTER key to go to next cell.

Note: there are limitations on the number of cells in a range.

See Bob Phillips' site for more help on this.

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.xlFAQ0008.html

There is a VBA method if you choose. Post back for that.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

Thank You
That could work
I was looking for a way to jump to cells not in any order just defined
Start @ A3 then jump to A15 back to B6 maybe to H7 to A4 to B17 to A5 so on

You could use Format | Cells | [Protection] and Lock all cells then go back
and choose the ones you want to get to in this manner and then Unlock them.
Protect the worksheet (Tools | Protection | Protect Sheet) with the option to
permit selecting locked cells turned off. As they use [Tab] or [Enter] they
will move from one unlocked cell to the next without stopping in between.

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How can I have excel go to defined cells when pressing ENTER after entering
info in a cell
(from cell Aa1 input info press Enter and go to H16 to input info in that
cell press ENTER go to A45 and so on)