MS Excel question

[bigboy99]

When I select a cell, copy and paste it to another cell, the original cell remains highlighted with the rectangular dotted box. How do I get ride of this situation and continuing working? Now, every cell I go to continually wants to have the original information pasted into it. Excel didn't work this way in Windows. I merely clicked to another cell and the highlighted selection disappeared.

 

[emw]

When

I like the whole minimalist post thing, but a little more information may be helpful.

Ah, I see you've finished your question. No doubt interrupted by some annoying Excel quirk.

Anyway, after pasting simply press "esc". Or start typing in a new cell. As long as you don't actually try to paste again, the lines will go away.

 

[yellow]

Oooooh, I know this game!

Where

Edit: Care to enlighten us as to which version of MS Excel you're using?

 

[bigboy99]

I like the whole minimalist post thing, but a little more information may be helpful.

For example, I select cell G10 (Command C), move the curser to cell H4, select Command V. The information is pasted, but G10 is still selected. What is the method/technique/etc. to now deselect the G10?

Claro?

 

[emw]

For example, I select cell G10 (Command C), move the curser to cell H4, select Command V. The information is pasted, but G10 is still selected. What is the method/technique/etc. to now deselect the G10?

Claro?

The original note was when the post simply said "When" 😉 Thanks for the additional info, but see my above post for the solution.

 

[bigboy99]

Thanks. My next question is what's a good typing tutor for the Mac? 😱

 

[gekko513]

It works that way in Windows too (Excel 2002). I just checked.

You can get rid of the selected area by removing all entries from the clipboard palette (at least on Excel 2002 for Windows).


Edit: Esc solution is obviously better. I didn't know about that one.

 

[yellow]

Thanks. My next question is what's a good typing tutor for the Mac? 😱

I found that years of playing on MUDs has increased my hunt-and-peck to near light speeds.

 

[bigboy99]

I've got the speed nailed, it's the accuracy that still eludes me. 😀