#Why we use ctrl shift enter in excel how to#
#Why we use ctrl shift enter in excel full#
#Why we use ctrl shift enter in excel windows#

#Why we use ctrl shift enter in excel full#

Often now I type it in full because it is faster than to search and hope.Sometimes itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs quicker to use a keyboard shortcut, instead of the mouse, to accomplish a task in Excel. So I am living with three kind of surprise options. So I understand that the Microsoft guys have some problem with it.Р вЂќР вЂћsking for my date in excel, sometimes it does with the : sometimes with the. Living just in the english world does not really have those problems. So, I am kind of a hardware softwareР вЂ™Р’В language pioneer trying to sort out my crosscultural language minutely changing computer system. Click the OK button in the popping out Microsoft Excel dialog box. So if I do french all day I could adjust to but like this it is a bit nasty. (1) In the Find What box press Ctrl + J keys to enter alt-enter character (2) In the Replace with box type space or comma as you need (3) Click the Replace All button. I do some french but that's nasty on that keyboard (you know these accontegraphs and gР вЂњРЎВs and so - that's difficult - especially in google translator, it is always asking the french keyboard.

#Why we use ctrl shift enter in excel windows#

Now I am german, english speaking, living in Ukraine and learning ukrainian as 3rd language, that's still some challenge for the windows world. I have but to say I am german, have a Ukrainian Laptop with (most probably russian) Windows set to english, (still always russian comments popping up, so I guess it is a russian windows they sold me) - english set Excel 365 and 3 languages permanently in use on an dual language qwerty english keyboard (especially with imprints for the ukrainian language) and using theР вЂ™Р’В Microsoft Keyboard Layout creator for adjusting some keys from russian use to ukrainian. (2) Type the data (3) Press CTRL+Enter (4) Done See the animation aside to understand how this works. (1) Select all the cells where you want to enter the same data. You can use CTRL+Enter to do this in a snap. Sometimes, we want to enter same data in to several cells. With me sometimes it works just fine but sometimes it does not. Here is a quick Excel tip to kick start your week. So, sometimes, it can be useful to try a mentionned shortcut from the online help in both combinations (Shifted/Unshifted) depending from the keyboard you for the answer. But from an en_US keyboard layouts' perspective, Ctrl+Shift+# is correct. This is due to that # is on a german keyboard reachable without pressing the shift key. Notice the formula now has a set of curly braces around it to indicate it is an array formula.

This results in an array formula that spans the entire selected range. This does not work, I have to use Ctrl+#. Instead of pressing Enter like usual to enter the formula, press Ctrl + Shift + Enter. An example:Р вЂ™Р’В for applying a date format, the German Online Article mentions that I can use Ctrl+Shift+#. Therefore, the mentionned shortcuts (keystrokes) can lead to confusion and may be appear as incorrect. There is a note about this on the top of the article.

#Why we use ctrl shift enter in excel how to#

How to use the TRANSPOSE Function in Excel TRANSPOSE is a built-in function that can be used as a worksheet function in Excel. This creates another line within the cell. To input an array formula in Excel, we need to: Highlight the range of cells for the function result Type the function in the first cell of the range, and press CTRL-SHIFT-Enter. Finally have the solution - use the alt key to the left of the space bar (and not the one on the right) while simultaneously pressing the Enter key. I already reported this to the MS localization team and they are going to check this.Р вЂќР вЂћnother problem in the online help article for the shortcutsР вЂ™Р’В (at least for German) is, that the shortcuts always refer to an English US keyboard. Re: alt-enter (cell line breaks) is not working in Excel 365. So, in this case, it's for now an error in online help article regarding Ctrl+Semicolon.Р вЂќР вЂЎor Excel 2016, there are some more errors in the Online Help Article for the German shortcuts, such as some Alt shortcuts, for example Alt+M which opens the Tell Me Box instead of the formulas tab. For inputting the current date in an empty cell, I can use Ctrl+Dot as known from previous versions. I have Excel 2016 in German and I am using a german keyboard.