I have moved to OSX from Windows world. So, I look for similar functionalities that I always enjoyed on Windows platform on Mac. I am using Microsoft Office 2011 on Mac OSX and finding some problem with keyboard shortcuts that I was accustomed on Windows but missing in Mac.
A. in-Place Cell Edit:
One of the feature that I was really used and liked on Windows Excel was the in-place cell edit. It was quick and easy. Just press F2 on a Cell and you can immediately start editing the cell formula or content. This was very convenient and easy. However, I could not find this on Mac! You have to click on the Formula bar to edit the content! This I found really annoying. However, I found that there is in fact a keyboard shortcut to this on Mac. Press Control+U
B. Delete content of a Cell:
On Windows Excel, you could just select a Cell or group of Cell and press Delete. Simple.. everything gone. However, this is not the case with Excel on Mac! If you press Delete it just Deletes the content of the Cell and goes to in-place edit mode. Press return to exit the edit mode. Unless you need to delete and edit, this methods is cumbersome since it requires 2 key press. This gets problematic when you have several Cells and wants them all the deleted with single key. Here is how you do it: Press Fn+Delete
If you know more tricks like this, please post of the comment.
A. in-Place Cell Edit:
One of the feature that I was really used and liked on Windows Excel was the in-place cell edit. It was quick and easy. Just press F2 on a Cell and you can immediately start editing the cell formula or content. This was very convenient and easy. However, I could not find this on Mac! You have to click on the Formula bar to edit the content! This I found really annoying. However, I found that there is in fact a keyboard shortcut to this on Mac. Press Control+U
B. Delete content of a Cell:
On Windows Excel, you could just select a Cell or group of Cell and press Delete. Simple.. everything gone. However, this is not the case with Excel on Mac! If you press Delete it just Deletes the content of the Cell and goes to in-place edit mode. Press return to exit the edit mode. Unless you need to delete and edit, this methods is cumbersome since it requires 2 key press. This gets problematic when you have several Cells and wants them all the deleted with single key. Here is how you do it: Press Fn+Delete
If you know more tricks like this, please post of the comment.
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