Selecting Cells with Shift Key

[Guest]

When I am selecting cells in Excell, I use the shift key and the arrows on my
keyboard. If I pause at all, the selection is lost when I continue with the
selection. Why? Can anyone help me?

 

[L.White]

If you have removed your finger from the shift key then Windows will think
you are starting a new selection. Just be sure that you don't touch the
arrows without the shift being held down.

LWhite

 

[Guest]

If you have removed your finger from the shift key then Windows will think
you are starting a new selection. Just be sure that you don't touch the
arrows without the shift being held down.

LWhite

 

[PokerZan]

Try using the Control key to chose multiple cells, the advanage in doing
this is that you can chose cells that are not adjacent where I think you
have to chose adjacent cells when using the Shift key.

Pzan

 

[Guest]

Thank you. The more specific problem I am having is that I hold down and
continue to hold down the shift key and when I use the arrow keys to select
cells, if I stop using the arrows (pause at all) it starts over. I still have
the shift key depressed, but it reacts as if I have released the shift key.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Can you swap out your keyboard (temporarily) just to make sure it isn't a
hardware problem.

And as a workaround: click your first cell, then hit F8 (notice EXT in the
statusbar at the bottom--it stands for Extend (as in extend the range).)

Maybe it'll work for you until you get a new/different keyboard.

(Ps. hit F8 to toggle that EXT mode.)