There must be more to the issue than your description indicates -
"deselecting" a selected range should require nothing more than clicking any
cell or pressing one of the arrow keys to move the cell selector. (Whereas
Tab & Return/Enter allow you to navigate within the range without
deselecting it. BTW - holding Shift with those keys reverses direction.)
It's also not clear as to what "operations" you mean, so that piece of
"non-information" actually muddies the waters instead of clarifying them
If this isn't sufficient please post back with a more complete & accurate
description of what is/isn't happening... Nobody here can see over your
shoulder so the only way we can visualize what's going on is by way of the
description you provide is your post. Also, always specify what version of
the program & OS you're using.
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac