Alt+Enter

[Guest]

For years I have been using Alt+Enter to insert a carriage return (start a
new line) within a cell. Last week I received a new PC and this does not
work anymore. When I hit Alt+Enter it acts like a normal enter. Is there a
setting or something to turn this function on? Thanks.

IBM ThinkPad
Windows XP
Excel 2003

 

[Gord Dibben]

Jim

A ThinkPad is a laptop?

I would look at the keyboard on that.

Excel has no settings to turn Alt + Enter on or off.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[Dave Peterson]

My first guess is that your keyboard is acting up?

My second question is: Does the ThinkPad have programmable keys?

 

[Guest]

Yes a thinkpad is a laptop. I know my laptop (a Dell) has a piece of custom
software which allows you to specify how certain key combinations behave, so
Gord's suggestion sounds like a good start.

Dave

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the help. I was able to locate a "Keyboard Customizer Utility"
program on my PC. I did not see anything mapped to alt+enter. But, when I
disabled the program excel started working correctly again. So, I will leave
it disabled.

Thanks again for the help!

 

[David McRitchie]

Any idea on how "Keyboard Customizer Utility" was shipped?
and where to look.

Another problem you may have
ThinkVantage Access Connections installed on all ThinkPad laptops

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/think/thinkvantagetech/accessconnections.html

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