How to turn off scroll lock on keyboard full#

Try moving around with the arrow keys and watch the address in the name box (directly left of the formula bar). If the address doesn't change change, Scroll Lock is probably turned on. Mac Excel 2011 doesn't show scroll lock status anywhere.

How to turn off scroll lock on keyboard full#

If you're using a full keyboard in Windows вЂ“В one that has a Scroll Lock key вЂ“В simply press the key to disable. You should see the Scroll Lock message disappear from the status bar and then be able to move around normally. If your keyboard does not have a Scroll Lock key, you can access a virtual keyboard in Windows via Start > All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > On-Screen Keyboard. The On-Screen Keyboard in Windows, Scroll Lock key in white Once the keyboard is displayed, make sure Excel is the active application and click the ScrLk key. If you have an extended keyboard with an F14 key, try that first.ДЄ Mac Extended Keyboard has an F14 key (click to enlarge) The official Microsoft shortcut for Scroll Lock is Shift + F14. If you have a Macbook Pro, or other machine with a smaller keyboard that does not have extended keys, you'll have to go a little deeper.

You'd think that you could go System Preferences > Keyboard, then enable an extended virtual keyboard, then use that to press F14.

But, after an hour so of fiddling around, I couldn't get it to work, and I'm not sure it can be done. It seems that the Mac is 'aware' of the keyboard currently attached, and uses this information to display the virtual keyboard. If you know a way to enable an extended virtual keyboard (on a Mac that doesn't have one attached), please let me know. Virtual Keyboard, a commercial freeware utility by Corallo Software (14 day trial) seems to work, but I did very little testing. On Macs, AppleScript is a built-in scripting language that can be used to automate applications and other general tasks. TURN OFF SCROLL LOCK IN EXCEL WINDOWS 10.