# Excel (Office XP Professional) Arrow Key Help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-office-xp-professional-arrow-key-help/348509>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 15, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-office-xp-professional-arrow-key-help/348509 "2006-03-15T20:05:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Composer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-office-xp-professional-arrow-key-help/348509/1 "2006-03-15T20:05:25Z")

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At one time, when I used the arrow keys on my keyboard, the next cell in the direction of the arrow would get highlighted. Now, when I use the arrow keys, the page scrolls either up or down or left or right, i.e., it’s like the arrow keys are somehow mapped to the scroll bars.

How do I turn this off?

I want the arrow keys to move to the next cell (up,down,left or right), not to scroll the page.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![The\_Composer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-office-xp-professional-arrow-key-help/348509/2 "2006-03-15T20:11:12Z")

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Ok, I figured it out.

I have a switch that lets me work between several computers. The hot key that signals the switch is, you guessed it, “Scroll Lock.”

I just made sure Scroll Lock was off, and Excel functions normally.

This thread can be closed if a mod passes by, or, someone else can report the post since I can’t do it myself.