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ad...@brownz.org

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May 28, 2008, 5:51:11 AM5/28/08
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I appear to have accidently hit a shortcut key which has activated
annoying mode in excel.

Now - if I focus on a cell (click on a box), when I hit the [Enter]
key - the cell completes and the focus moves down to the next cell -
thats all fine and dandy and working as expected.

When I used the cursor keys up until around 10mins ago they used to
move the focus around the cells on the sheet - e.g. hitting the UP
button would select the cell above the current one.

Now when I use the cursor keys all they do is pan the whole sheet
around the open program - e.g. scroll up down left right without
moving the Cell focus.

Does anyone have any idea what I've enabled or disabled ?

I've scoured the menus for a while now, but can't figure it out.

Its happening to all spreadsheets I now open - so I'm pretty damn sure
its an Excel (feature) Option.

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ogden

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May 28, 2008, 6:10:13 AM5/28/08
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"browni...@googlemail.com" wrote:
>
> When I used the cursor keys up until around 10mins ago they used to
> move the focus around the cells on the sheet - e.g. hitting the UP
> button would select the cell above the current one.
>
> Now when I use the cursor keys all they do is pan the whole sheet
> around the open program - e.g. scroll up down left right without
> moving the Cell focus.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what I've enabled or disabled ?

Scroll lock. Just press the scroll lock key and it'll stop.

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ad...@brownz.org

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May 28, 2008, 6:25:58 AM5/28/08
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On 28 May, 11:10, ogden <og...@pre.org> wrote:

Oh FFS !

Spot on.

Ta.

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Gavsta

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May 28, 2008, 6:31:45 AM5/28/08
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Scroll Lock?

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Gavsta

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May 28, 2008, 6:33:00 AM5/28/08
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BTW, typing "Excel page scroll on cursor" into Google found this 1st hit.

Steve Parry

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May 28, 2008, 6:40:02 AM5/28/08
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"browni...@googlemail.com" <ad...@brownz.org> wrote in message
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Scroll Lock?

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AndrewR

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May 28, 2008, 6:49:20 AM5/28/08
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On May 28, 11:40 am, "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990removet...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> "browniebro...@googlemail.com" <ad...@brownz.org> wrote in message

> Scroll Lock?

I hear it may be a problem with the Scroll Lock being on.

ad...@brownz.org

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May 28, 2008, 6:56:38 AM5/28/08
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On 28 May, 11:33, Gavsta <gwi...@iom.com> wrote:

> browniebro...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > On 28 May, 11:10, ogden <og...@pre.org> wrote:
>
> >> "browniebro...@googlemail.com" wrote:
>
> >>> When I used the cursor keys up until around 10mins ago they used to
> >>> move the focus around the cells on the sheet - e.g. hitting the UP
> >>> button would select the cell above the current one.
>
> >>> Now when I use the cursor keys all they do is pan the whole sheet
> >>> around the open program - e.g. scroll up down left right without
> >>> moving the Cell focus.
>
> >>> Does anyone have any idea what I've enabled or disabled ?
>
> >> Scroll lock. Just press the scroll lock key and it'll stop.
>
> >> --
> >> ogden
>
> >> GSXR750 K4
> >> RGV250 VJ22
>
> > Oh FFS !
>
> > Spot on.
>
> > Ta.
>
> BTW, typing "Excel page scroll on cursor" into Google found this 1st hit.

Well done... here - have a google number ...... my google powers are
weak oh dark one ;-)

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ad...@brownz.org

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May 28, 2008, 6:57:41 AM5/28/08
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I didn't want to believe them at first, but no - its true, I'm a
fuckwit.

;-)

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Colin Irvine

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May 28, 2008, 7:27:58 AM5/28/08
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On Wed, 28 May 2008 03:49:20 -0700 (PDT), AndrewR
<and...@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> squeezed out the following:

You've obviously got very good sources. I'm surprised no-one bothered
to tell Brownz this might be the problem.

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Eddie

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May 28, 2008, 8:00:44 AM5/28/08
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Colin Irvine wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 03:49:20 -0700 (PDT), AndrewR
> <and...@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> squeezed out the following:
>
>> On May 28, 11:40 am, "Steve Parry" <k100rs_1990removet...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> "browniebro...@googlemail.com" <ad...@brownz.org> wrote in message
>>> Scroll Lock?
>> I hear it may be a problem with the Scroll Lock being on.
>
> You've obviously got very good sources. I'm surprised no-one bothered
> to tell Brownz this might be the problem.

Don't worry, I've done it.

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Scraggy

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May 28, 2008, 10:03:19 AM5/28/08
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Must be the time of year, SWMBO wailed for assistance with this very problem
last week.

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Slower Than You

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May 28, 2008, 11:06:13 AM5/28/08
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ogden wrote:

So *that's* what scroll lock is for!
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ad...@brownz.org

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May 28, 2008, 12:47:36 PM5/28/08
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On 28 May, 16:06, "Slower Than You" <no.way@jose> wrote:
> ogden wrote:
> So *that's* what scroll lock was for!

Post corrected.

Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the fucking
thing through the window with an elastic band.

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Gavsta

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May 28, 2008, 1:13:55 PM5/28/08
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It pauses BIOS boots too - thats all I have ever used it for.

Rudy Lacchin

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May 28, 2008, 2:01:13 PM5/28/08
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>>
>> > > Does anyone have any idea what I've enabled or disabled ?
>>
>> > Scroll lock. Just press the scroll lock key and it'll stop.
>>
>> So *that's* what scroll lock was for!
>
> Post corrected.
>
> Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
> and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
> confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the fucking
> thing through the window with an elastic band.

What about F11 and F12?
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Eddie

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May 28, 2008, 2:03:33 PM5/28/08
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browni...@googlemail.com wrote:
> On 28 May, 16:06, "Slower Than You" <no.way@jose> wrote:
>> So *that's* what scroll lock was for!
>
> Post corrected.
>
> Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,

Bloody kids.

Slower Than You

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May 28, 2008, 2:07:29 PM5/28/08
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Rudy Lacchin wrote:

> "browni...@googlemail.com" <ad...@brownz.org> wrote in message
> news:2f6f687d-c04f-4f11...@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com
> ...
> > >
> >>> > Does anyone have any idea what I've enabled or disabled ?
> > >
> >>> Scroll lock. Just press the scroll lock key and it'll stop.
> > >

> > > So that's what scroll lock was for!


> >
> > Post corrected.
> >
> > Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
> > and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
> > confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the
> > fucking thing through the window with an elastic band.
>
> What about F11 and F12?

I'll see your F11 and F12, and raise you a SysRq.
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Rudy Lacchin

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May 28, 2008, 2:27:02 PM5/28/08
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"Slower Than You" <no.way@jose> wrote in message
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>
>> > > So that's what scroll lock was for!
>> >
>> > Post corrected.
>> >
>> > Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
>> > and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
>> > confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the
>> > fucking thing through the window with an elastic band.
>>
>> What about F11 and F12?
>
> I'll see your F11 and F12, and raise you a SysRq.

I'l have to fold - I threw SysRq out years ago along with AltGr and the
little hook thing with the backwards apostastrophe.
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GungaDan

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May 28, 2008, 2:34:24 PM5/28/08
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On May 28, 7:01 pm, "Rudy Lacchin" <te...@REMOVE.THISblueyonder.co.uk>
wrote:
> "browniebro...@googlemail.com" <ad...@brownz.org> wrote in message

Eh?
F11 is the shortcut to toggle full screen mode in Firefox (and IE). I
find it quite useful.
F12 is the shortcut to preview a Web page in Dreamweaver.

AndrewR

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May 28, 2008, 2:35:15 PM5/28/08
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"Rudy Lacchin" <te...@REMOVE.THISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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But SysRq shares a key with PrtScrn, which is infinite in its usefulness and
AltGr is both the key to get accented letters in Windows (very useful when
web forums have swear filters that won't let you say fúck or cúnt) and it
used with the little hooky thing to get the pipe symbol in DOS ... ¦ ...
without which one can not use the MORE or FIND commands.

Don't you people ever RTFM?

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AndrewR

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May 28, 2008, 2:38:02 PM5/28/08
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"GungaDan" <dan....@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> F11 is the shortcut to toggle full screen mode in Firefox (and IE).

And Opera, and F12 is the Quick Preferences menu

ogden

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May 28, 2008, 2:49:59 PM5/28/08
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AndrewR wrote:
>
> "Rudy Lacchin" <te...@REMOVE.THISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:buh%j.23106$xJ7....@newsfe08.ams2...
> > "Slower Than You" <no.way@jose> wrote in message
> > news:xn0fqq6el...@news.clara.net...
> >>
> >>> > > So that's what scroll lock was for!
> >>> >
> >>> > Post corrected.
> >>> >
> >>> > Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
> >>> > and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
> >>> > confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the
> >>> > fucking thing through the window with an elastic band.
> >>>
> >>> What about F11 and F12?
> >>
> >> I'll see your F11 and F12, and raise you a SysRq.
> >
> > I'l have to fold - I threw SysRq out years ago along with AltGr and the
> > little hook thing with the backwards apostastrophe.
>
> But SysRq shares a key with PrtScrn, which is infinite in its usefulness and
> AltGr is both the key to get accented letters in Windows (very useful when
> web forums have swear filters that won't let you say fúck or cúnt) and it
> used with the little hooky thing to get the pipe symbol in DOS ... ¦ ...
> without which one can not use the MORE or FIND commands.

Eh? Pipe is between the Z and left shift keys. The useful symbol on the
hooky key is the backtick, crucial for capturing the output of a shell
command.

Fackin norvern mankey.

ogden

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May 28, 2008, 2:50:36 PM5/28/08
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Eddie wrote:
>
> browni...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > On 28 May, 16:06, "Slower Than You" <no.way@jose> wrote:
> >> So *that's* what scroll lock was for!
> >
> > Post corrected.
> >
> > Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
>
> Bloody kids.

Pshaw, even I've been using them for 26, and I'm only 17.

AndrewR

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May 28, 2008, 3:01:07 PM5/28/08
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"ogden" <og...@pre.org> wrote in message news:483DA957...@pre.org...
> AndrewR wrote:

>> pipe symbol in DOS ... ¦ ...
>> without which one can not use the MORE or FIND commands.
>
> Eh? Pipe is between the Z and left shift keys. The useful symbol on the
> hooky key is the backtick, crucial for capturing the output of a shell
> command.

I've found over the years that it varies - don't know why, but it does.

> Fackin norvern mankey.

Souvern cunt

platypus

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May 28, 2008, 3:14:07 PM5/28/08
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Do you mind? F11 is essential for porn.

Rudy Lacchin

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May 28, 2008, 3:15:10 PM5/28/08
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"AndrewR" <and...@rockface.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>>> > Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
>>>> > and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
>>>> > confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the
>>>> > fucking thing through the window with an elastic band.
>>>>
>>>> What about F11 and F12?
>>>
>>> I'll see your F11 and F12, and raise you a SysRq.
>>
>> I'l have to fold - I threw SysRq out years ago along with AltGr and the
>> little hook thing with the backwards apostastrophe.
>
> But SysRq shares a key with PrtScrn, which is infinite in its usefulness
> and AltGr is both the key to get accented letters in Windows (very useful
> when web forums have swear filters that won't let you say fúck or cúnt)
> and it used with the little hooky thing to get the pipe symbol in DOS ...
> ¦ ... without which one can not use the MORE or FIND commands.
>
> Don't you people ever RTFM?

No, I threw F1 out as well.
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Lozzo

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May 28, 2008, 3:30:36 PM5/28/08
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browni...@googlemail.com wrote:

> Seeing as I've never used the key in my 20 years of using computers,
> and the only interaction I've had with said key has led to an hours
> confusion, then I think I've made the right move of firing the fucking
> thing through the window with an elastic band.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=859173&l=7aaa6&id=715546495

First thing I do with new keyboards is throw the CAPS LOCK key in the
bin

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Rope

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May 29, 2008, 3:51:45 AM5/29/08
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Scraggy spoke:

> > Scroll lock. Just press the scroll lock key and it'll stop.
>
> Must be the time of year, SWMBO wailed for assistance with this very problem
> last week.

Same thing happened to me today.

<conspiracy theory mode>

I reckon it's an MS update designed to fuck with our minds


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Scraggy

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May 29, 2008, 5:10:25 AM5/29/08
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Rope wrote:
> Scraggy spoke:
>>> Scroll lock. Just press the scroll lock key and it'll stop.
>>
>> Must be the time of year, SWMBO wailed for assistance with this very
>> problem last week.
>
> Same thing happened to me today.
>
> <conspiracy theory mode>
>
> I reckon it's an MS update designed to fuck with our minds

<dons foil hat>

Eddie

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May 29, 2008, 5:21:39 PM5/29/08
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Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>
> [Pause] does that on all the systems I've ever looked at.

You're certainly not paused at the moment. What have you done with your
clock?

Brownz (Mobile)

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Jun 3, 2008, 3:55:21 PM6/3/08
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Eddie wrote:
> Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>>
>> [Pause] does that on all the systems I've ever looked at.
>
> You're certainly not paused at the moment. What have you done with
> your clock?

Oh ahh. I think someone was fucking around wiv me clock.

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Eddie

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Jun 2, 2008, 6:04:02 PM6/2/08
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Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
> Eddie wrote:
>> Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>>> [Pause] does that on all the systems I've ever looked at.
>> You're certainly not paused at the moment. What have you done with
>> your clock?
>
> Oh ahh. I think someone was fucking around wiv me clock.

They still are.

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