Comments on: Shortest Excel Tip Ever: and -Y

By: Mike Sanz

Mike Sanz — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:15:15 +0000

Thanks Tim!!! you just saved loads and loads of my time! I am working with 30 workbooks and about 500 spreadsheets and this advice is the most helpful tool I could ever imagine.

You are doing a great job with your site, and you earned a fan here!

By: Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:57:29 +0000

@Leslie Double-check that you’ve got the Function Lock (or F Lock) turned on — should be a random key somewhere on your keyboard that you pretty much never use.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:33:39 +0000

Thanks for the tip! That’s a huge help. For some reason, F4 doesn’t work in my Word 2007, but the Y does. Any suggestions on the F4 key?

By: Bryan Cristina

Bryan Cristina — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:19:24 +0000

I found out F4 while doing charts and going mad as I color-coded months in my daily trended bars. I figured there had to be a better way.

Strangely, though, I’ve never bothered while doing routine things like insert rows and such. Doh

By: Alvin Brown

Alvin Brown — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:43:34 +0000

Nice, Tim! I’ll use it…

By: Debra Dalgleish

Debra Dalgleish — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:48:45 +0000

That’s my favourite shortcut! I wish it worked in Microsoft Access too.