Microsoft KB Archive/75823

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Excel: Pressing TAB in Text Box Selects Next Object in Drawing

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel for OS/2, version 3.0

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, if you press the TAB key while you are entering text in a text box, you will select the next object in the drawing layer.

MORE INFORMATION
In the drawing layer, pressing the TAB key selects the next object. To use a tab in a text box you must hold down the CTRL key while you press the TAB key.

Note: In version 3.0 of Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh pressing CTRL+TAB will only add one wide space. In versions 3.0 and 4.0 of Microsoft Excel for Windows and version 4.0 of Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, pressing CTRL+TAB moves to the next tab stop; pressing TAB alone selects the next object.

For information about entering carriage returns and tabs in cell entries and formulas see page 231 of the version 4.0 &quot;Microsoft Excel User's Guide 1.&quot;

Additional query words: draw tool toolbar bar control

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