Question from my daughter (2 Viewers)

KC Foggin

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• Mar 10, 2016

• #1

Is there a way to reverse Ctrl D in Excel? She apparently hits it quite often when meaning to hit Ctrl F and then her laptop freezes and she has to shut down. Thanks.

 

Mono

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• Mar 10, 2016

• #2

Ctrl+D should just be "fill down", Ctrl+Z should undo.

 

KC Foggin

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• Mar 10, 2016

• #3

Thanks Mono. I'll tell her to give it a try

 

GrahameNZ

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #4

Hi,
Yes ctrl + Z will undo a previous action.
But will not unlock a frozen lappy.
Sounds like a buggy install.
Does ctrl + D work when used as intended ?
ctrl + F opens the find menu.
May be some weird conflict.
If the ctrl +Z method doesn't work and I would love to hear if it does
Try a reinstall of Excell over the old version.
Slightly weird one

 

KC Foggin

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• Mar 11, 2016

• #5

I'll pass this on Grahame. Thank you much.

 

Andy Adcock

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• Mar 12, 2016

• #6

Maybe try a system restore before a re-instal?

It fixes 99% of my minor gliches

Andy

 

KC Foggin

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• Mar 12, 2016

• #7

Hi Andy, that was the one and only solution I came up with and it didn't help. Now I'm wondering if there is a way to disable ctrl D.

 

Mono

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• Mar 12, 2016

• #8

One of the possibilities is that Ctrl D is used by the laptop for something, does it do anything when not in Excel?

 

GrahameNZ

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• Mar 12, 2016

• #9

KC Foggin said:

Now I'm wondering if there is a way to disable ctrl D.

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There is it requires a knowledge of VBA and macros.
Google: application onkey
Not something I've used but know it exists.

Would be a pain though if she uses ctrl+d for it's real purpose as well.

 

KC Foggin

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• Mar 12, 2016

• #10

Thank you, I just forwarded this on to her. :t:

 

KC Foggin

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• Mar 12, 2016

• #11

Mono said:

One of the possibilities is that Ctrl D is used by the laptop for something, does it do anything when not in Excel?

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I'll have to ask her that Mono. Thanks