Microsoft KB Archive/75184

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How to Regain Keyboard and/or Mouse Control from DISABLE.INPUT

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

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SUMMARY
When you use the DISABLE.INPUT command in a macro to disable keyboard and mouse input, you must issue a second DISABLE.INPUT command that returns control to the keyboard and mouse. Otherwise, 3. Run the following macro from the second instance of Microsoft Excel:

"A1: =INITIATE(&quot;Excel&quot;,&quot;System&quot;) A2: =EXECUTE(A1,&quot;[DISABLE.INPUT(0)]&quot;) A3: =RETURN"

4. Close this instance of Microsoft Excel and return to the previous one.

Keyboard and mouse input will now be re-enabled.