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Insert date shortcut (CTRL + ;) not working
Hi all,
For some reason the shortcut to insert todays date will not work on my laptop. I am using the most recent version of excel and just reinstalled it and it still will not work.
This is the only shortcut that is having issues. CTRL+V, CTRL+C, and the rest works. Even CTRL+SHIFT+; works and correctly puts the current time.
A note of interest is that when CTRL+; is done on text, it highlights it blue as similar to a hyperlink. It doesn't actually do anything though and doesn't just put the date as it should.
Any help would be appreciated.
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AndrewMcclure I have the same issue, is there any update on this thread ?
- Might be worth displaying the on-screen keyboard while you press the keyboard shortcut keys to see if Windows is even registering them when pressed.
- I have tried that and it shows it does. Even manually entering it won't work on the virtual won't work
- Maybe try the shortcut keys with Excel in safe mode.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/open-office-apps-in-safe-mode-on-a-windows-pc-dedf944a-5f4b-4afb-a453-528af4f7ac72
