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aldekeuk
Feb 14, 2024Copper Contributor
Lotus compatibility issues - / (slash) key not activating menus
Recently my backwards compatibility has stopped working. I use "/ ed" to delete rows or "/ e s v" to paste special values. If i use these after it hit the "/" and "e" whatever I type just gets ...
JKPieterse
Feb 15, 2024Silver Contributor
Instead of the forward slash, you can achieve the same by holding down the Alt key and then pressing the same key sequence as you are used to using.
- aldekeukAug 24, 2025Copper Contributor
OK - good workaround. But how do I get the forward slash to work as it always had?
- HansVogelaarAug 24, 2025MVP
Which version of Excel do you use, on which platform?
/ as menu key still works for me in Excel in fully updated Microsoft 365 for Windows, on Windows 11.
- aldekeukAug 25, 2025Copper Contributor
Same - Windows 11 with Microsoft 365. it was working fine as always and then about a week ago it stopped working.