Arrow keys moving opposite direction
 

Everytime I try to move through the cells with the arrow keys the cursor
actually moves in the opposite direction I tell it to. For example, I hit
the left arrow key and the cursor moves right! Has anyone ever seen this
before?

Answer: Arrow keys moving opposite direction
 

Yes, I have seen this issue before. It can be frustrating when the arrow keys don't work as expected. The good news is that there is a simple solution to fix this problem.

Here are the steps to fix the arrow keys moving in the opposite direction:

1. Open Excel and click on the "File" tab in the top left corner.
2. Click on "Options" in the left-hand menu.
3. In the Excel Options dialog box, click on "Advanced" in the left-hand menu.
4. Scroll down to the "Editing options" section.
5. Uncheck the box next to "Enable fill handle and cell drag-and-drop".
6. Click "OK" to save the changes.

This should fix the issue with the arrow keys moving in the opposite direction. If you still have trouble, try restarting Excel or your computer.

Arrow keys moving opposite direction
 

DO you by change have Scroll Lock on? Look on your keyboard and tap the key.
best wishes
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Bernard V Liengme
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"Dave" wrote in message
...
Everytime I try to move through the cells with the arrow keys the cursor
actually moves in the opposite direction I tell it to. For example, I hit
the left arrow key and the cursor moves right! Has anyone ever seen this
before?

Arrow keys moving opposite direction
 

Thanks Bernard. I actually did try that but didn't make a difference.
Actually, the "SCRL" that shows up in the bottom right of the screen when
scroll lock is on never disappears even when I hit the scroll lock key. It's
like scroll lock is permanentally on.... any additional thoughts?
Thanks for your reply.


"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

DO you by change have Scroll Lock on? Look on your keyboard and tap the key.
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Everytime I try to move through the cells with the arrow keys the cursor
actually moves in the opposite direction I tell it to. For example, I hit
the left arrow key and the cursor moves right! Has anyone ever seen this
before?

Arrow keys moving opposite direction
 

Hi,

Probably your keyboard has problem change it with another and check it.

Thanks,
--
Farhad Hodjat


"Dave" wrote:

Thanks Bernard. I actually did try that but didn't make a difference.
Actually, the "SCRL" that shows up in the bottom right of the screen when
scroll lock is on never disappears even when I hit the scroll lock key. It's
like scroll lock is permanentally on.... any additional thoughts?
Thanks for your reply.


"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

DO you by change have Scroll Lock on? Look on your keyboard and tap the key.
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Everytime I try to move through the cells with the arrow keys the cursor
actually moves in the opposite direction I tell it to. For example, I hit
the left arrow key and the cursor moves right! Has anyone ever seen this
before?

Arrow keys moving opposite direction
 

It sounds to me like you have a stuck key on your keyboard.

If you gently bang on that key, it may help.

Or try swapping keyboards.

Dave wrote:

Thanks Bernard. I actually did try that but didn't make a difference.
Actually, the "SCRL" that shows up in the bottom right of the screen when
scroll lock is on never disappears even when I hit the scroll lock key. It's
like scroll lock is permanentally on.... any additional thoughts?
Thanks for your reply.


"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

DO you by change have Scroll Lock on? Look on your keyboard and tap the key.
best wishes
--
Bernard V Liengme
Microsoft Excel MVP
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
remove caps from email

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Everytime I try to move through the cells with the arrow keys the cursor
actually moves in the opposite direction I tell it to. For example, I hit
the left arrow key and the cursor moves right! Has anyone ever seen this
before?




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Dave Peterson