Microsoft KB Archive/287743

= Incorrect Pocket Excel Shortcut Keys Listed in Help =

Article ID: 287743

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 for the Handheld PC 2000
 * Microsoft Pocket Excel 3.0

-



This article was previously published under Q287743



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Japanese or French version of Pocket Excel, some shortcut keys that are listed in the Help file do not work.



CAUSE
The Pocket Excel Help documentation contains errors. The translated Help file does not take differences in local key tops into account.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



List of Incorrect Shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts that are listed in the Help topic do not work.

French Version
Action                              Shortcut key - Move to the next/previous workbook  CTRL+> or CTRL+< Enter current date                  CTRL+; Enter current time                  CTRL+SHIFT+: General format                      CTRL+SHIFT+~ Decimal format                      CTRL+SHIFT+! Time format                         CTRL+SHIFT+@ Currency format                     CTRL+SHIFT+$ Percentage format                   CTRL+SHIFT+% Exponential number format           CTRL+SHIFT+^

Japanese Version
Action                     Shortcut key

Enter current date         CTRL+; Enter current time         CTRL+SHIFT+: General format             CTRL+SHIFT+~ Time format                CTRL+SHIFT+@ Exponential number format  CTRL+SHIFT+^

List of Correct Shortcuts
These are the correct shortcuts.

French Version
Action                              Shortcut key - Move to the next/previous workbook  CTRL+; or CTRL+, Enter current date                  CTRL+ $ Enter current time                  CTRL+SHIFT+$ General format                      CTRL+SHIFT+'u (u + grave accent) Decimal format                      CTRL+SHIFT+& Time format                         CTRL+SHIFT+e' (e + sharp accent) Currency format                     CTRL+SHIFT+' Percentage format                   CTRL+SHIFT+( Decimal format                       CTRL+SHIFT+-

Japanese Version
Action              Shortcut key -- Enter current date  CTRL+: Enter current time  CTRL+^ General format      CTRL+SHIFT+@ Time format         CTRL+SHIFT+2 Decimal format      CTRL+SHIFT+6

Additional query words: aigu

Keywords: kbprb kbdocerr KB287743

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.