#ALT SHIFT ENTER IN EXCEL CODE#

#ALT SHIFT ENTER IN EXCEL CODE#

If you are new to advanced formulas I would recommend starting with the first video. If you find entering this type of formula distracting, you can always use the actual character code that Excel does whenever you press Alt+Enter. To solve the problem, you can add a 1 second (or slightly longer) Wait line in the macro, before the SendKeys. This sends a key combination of Ctrl + Shift + F2 to Excel, instead of Shift + F2. The second video demonstrates how this knowledge might be applied in a financial model, and the third video provides a more complex example. The problem occurs because this is a very short macro, and you are still press the Ctrl + Shift keys when the macro runs the SendKeys statement.

It then demonstrates how you can use regular formulas with nested functions. The first video below explains the difference between an array (as it is used in this post) and an array formula (as it is used by the Excel community). The shortcut key can be used as many times as needed. To use this keyboard shortcut, type text in the cell and when ready for a new line, press and hold down the Alt key, then press the Enter key. It has been my opinion that you can accomplish everything an array formula is capable of by nesting functions that create arrays in other functions.* The formulas this creates are more flexible, which makes building large models a little simpler. On all versions of Microsoft Excel for the PC and Windows, the keyboard shortcut Alt+Enter moves to the next line. I have always tried to use arrays in Excel without creating what is referred to as an “Array Formula.” An array formula is easily identified by the fact that you have to press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to create one, which is why they are sometimes referred to as CSE formulas.

Alt shift enter in excel