Pat,
Escape key deletes cell data in Excel Has anyone experienced the same issue with their Esc key deleting the cell data instead of aborting the operation and leaving the cell in its original state? It is as if the Esc key is working as a Delete key now.
- Used as a shortcut key. For example, Ctrl+Esc opens the Windows Start menu. In games, the Esc key often shows the game menu. In vi the Esc key switches modes. Does the Esc key send a break? With some early computers, the Esc key was used to send a break. However, today the Esc key is not used to perform a break.
- Escape key stopped working in Excel normally, I can hit the 'esc' key when I'm editing a cell and it cancels what's been typed in. Now, it is not working for some reason. For example, if I'm trying to get the text '+' input into a cell but I forget to type ' first, Excel thinks I'm making a formula and activates the dashed outline to help me.
- Option key while double-clicking: Open the item in a separate window, then close the original window. Command key while double-clicking: Open a folder in a separate tab or window. Command key while dragging to another volume: Move the dragged item to the other volume, instead of copying it. Option key while dragging: Copy the dragged item.
I'm here to report this problem on two Intel Mac Minis under BOTH 10.4.11 and 10.5.3. I thought upgrading from Tiger to Leopard (Archive & Install) might fix it, but it didn't. 10.4.11 is the only version of Tiger I saw the problem on; my users don't know if it occurred under earlier versions.
After the Leopard upgrade didn't help, I deleted Office 2004 and reinstalled: Delete the MS Office folder from Applications; remove the Microsoft User Data Folder; delete all preferences iwth the following in the name: ms, microsoft, office, word, excel. Then I installed Office 2004 from our original install CD, and ran MS Autoupdate until it reported no more updates.
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Didn't help.
The issue manifests as follows: can't type characters or use Tab key. Sometimes the user can recover by clicking on a different cell and back. Sometimes that causes Excel to crash (application stops running and disappears from the screen).
Three times today, it shut the computer off entirely. The user had to boot up again. We've check the computer; no hardware issues found, and it is entirely stable in all other applications.
I will send System Profiles from the two minis. Unfortunately I only have Leopard Profiles; I didn't run System Profiler while the computers still had Leopard on them.
Thank you for your interest and support on this!
Thanks,
David
Since the release of Excel 2016 for Mac, customers have given great feedback about its ease of use and the benefits of the new features. Microsoft wants to highlight the Excel 2016 for Mac features that customers rave about and share some tips and tricks that could save you a ton of time using the most powerful spreadsheet and data analysis tool on the Mac platform.
1. Recommended Charts
Choosing a chart type to best represent your data is often challenging. Let Recommended Charts take some of the pain away. This feature allows you to see how selected data would be visualized on a variety of chart types before committing to one in particular. To see a collection of suggested chart types, select a cell in the range of data you want to visualize, and then on the ribbon, under the Insert tab, click Recommended Charts.
2. Formula Builder
If you’ve ever had trouble remembering Excel functions or syntax, the new Formula Builder makes it easy. With the Formula Builder in Excel 2016 for Mac, building formulas just got simpler. It allows you to search and insert a function, add data to defined function arguments, and get help on any function. To access the Formula Builder, simply click the fxbutton on the Formula bar or press Shift+F3.
3. Chart Formatting task pane
Excel 2016 for Mac offers a rich set of features that make creating and customizing charts simpler and more intuitive. One part of this fluid new experience is the Formatting task pane. The new Formatting task pane is the single source for formatting—all of the different styling options are consolidated in one place. With this single task pane, you can modify not only charts, but also shapes and text in Excel!
To use the Formatting task pane, on the ribbon under the Format tab, click the Format Pane button or press Cmd+1while a chart element is selected.
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4. PivotTable slicers
Slicers enable you to filter the data in a PivotTable report. It contains a set of buttons allowing you to find the items that you want to filter without the need to open drop-down lists. Creating a slicer is easy—just select the PivotTable you want to filter, and then on the ribbon, under the PivotTable Analyze tab, click the Insert Slicer button. To filter the PivotTable data, simply click one or more of the buttons in the slicer.
5. Data Analysis ToolPak
Still looking for the Data Analysis ToolPak in Mac Excel? It’s finally here! Data Analysis ToolPak is an Excel add-in that helps develop complex statistical or engineering analyses. You provide the data and parameters for each analysis, and the tool uses the appropriate statistical or engineering macro functions to calculate and display the results in an output table. Some tools generate charts in addition to output tables.
To enable this add-in, under the Tools menu, click Add-Ins, select Data Analysis ToolPak and then click OK. The Data Analysis ToolPak is now on the ribbon under the Data tab.
6. More (or new) keyboard shortcuts
When building Office 2016 for Mac, one of Microsoft’s key objectives was to make it as easy as possible to transition from using Office for Windows to using Office for Mac and back again. That’s why you’ll notice an interface consistent with Office 2016 for Windows and why Microsoft added support for virtually all of the Windows Excel keyboard shortcuts. Windows users will rejoice that Windows key assignments like Ctrl+O for Open, Ctrl+F for Find and Ctrl+C for Copy now also work in the Mac version—no need to remember to press Cmd instead of Ctrl. If you want to clear the content of the selected cell or range, just press the delete key. This even works on your Mac laptops, where delete is actually the backspace key. Some popular shortcut keys are listed below; a complete list can be found here.
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Note that if a function key doesn’t work as you expect, then press the fn key in addition to the function key. If you don’t want to press the fn key each time, you can change your Apple system preferences:
- Go to Apple > System Preferences > Keyboard.
- On the Keyboard tab, select the Use all F1, F2, etc. as standard function keys
If you want to customize a keyboard shortcut, you can refer to the steps in this article: Create a custom keyboard shortcut for Office 2016 for Mac.
7. New functions in Excel 2016 for Mac
We worked hard to ensure your workbook is compatible and works seamlessly across platforms as often as possible. In Excel 2016 for Mac, Microsoft has added almost all new formula functions in Excel 2013 from the Windows platform. Why not have a try on the Arabic function (for example, try =ARABIC(“LVII”)) and see what you get.
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Note that the WebService, EncodeURL and FilterXML functions are not available yet in Excel 2016 for Mac.
8. Get data using SQL Server ODBC
Say goodbye to having to use third party drivers before connecting to external data in Excel for Mac. Excel 2016 for Mac comes with a pre-installed and integrated SQL Server ODBC driver that supports ODBC data connections with SQL Server and Azure SQL Database right out of the box. It also has a brand new Microsoft Query (MSQuery) and Connection Manager to make creating and managing all of your data connections easier and more consistent with Windows. For more details, check out this blog post: Working with external data in Excel 2016 for Mac.
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What do you think?
We just went through the basics of the new features available in Excel 2016 for Mac. Try them out for yourself and share your ideas for other features and improvements you’d like Microsoft to change or improve in Excel 2016 for Mac.