Need Keystrokes to Select a Single Cell

[Don Hicks]

Hello,

In a Word '97 document, I've got a large table where I'm manually changing
all the numbers entered into one column.

I've been using the mouse to highlight each cell, then type the new number
over it, but if I knew the keystrokes to highlight a single cell, I might
not have to remove my hands from the keyboard, and I might finish the job
earlier...

Can anybody help me speed this up?

Thanks,
Don Hicks
Portland, OR

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you don't have too many columns, you might find it quicker to just Tab
Tab Tab to the next cell in that column, since cell contents are selected
when you tab into a cell.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
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[Klaus Linke]

If you don't have too many columns, you might find it quicker
to just Tab Tab Tab to the next cell in that column, since cell
contents are selected when you tab into a cell.

In fact, I even use Tab, Shift+Tab a lot to select the current cell

If you need to select the next cell below, you could assign a keyboard
shortcut (say, Alt+Ctrl+Down) to the following macro:

Sub CellDown()
Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1
If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = True Then
Selection.Cells(1).Range.Select
Selection.MoveEnd Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=-1
End If
End Sub

For tips on making a macro work, see
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Stephanie Griffin]

Did you try using your down arrow key to move from cell to
cell?

Stephanie

 

[JGM]

Hi Don,

Like many users, you have a mouse addiction problem!

Many of the things that people do with the mouse are actually faster when
done without the mouse. I use the mouse as little as possible.

In your case:
1. select the first cell
2. type the new text
3. use the DOWN arroy key to move to the next cell
4. again, use the DOWN arrow key, but this time while pressing SHIFT-CTRL.
This will select the whole cell
5. repeat 2 to 4 as often as desired!

It may look as though it were longer than with the mouse, but I guarantee
you that once you get the hang of it, you will be flying through your table!

Also, I do not know what kind of numbers you are using in your table... But
just in case... if they are used to number each row, and you are
re-numbering after deleting-adding rows, have you considered using a
numbered list in the "number" column? This way, numbering is automatic when
you add or delete rows.

HTH
Cheers!

 

[Klaus Linke]

4. again, use the DOWN arrow key, but this time while

pressing SHIFT-CTRL. This will select the whole cell

This will in fact select to the end of the first paragraph in the cell.
But if the cell only contains one paragraph (which it very often does), it
should select the rest of the cell, including the end-of-cell-marker. And if
that is selected, the whole cell is selected.

Greetings,
Klaus

 

[JGM]

Hi Klaus,

Yeah! You are right, I guess I should be more explicit!
I guess I was careless because he said he only had numbers in his cells...
still... That's no excuse!

Thanks
Cheers!

 

[Klaus Linke]

Salut Jean-Guy,

No criticism intended, just a comment!

Klaus