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Shift-F2 in Excel 2025 does NOT go into edit mode as expected
Odd, for me (M365), Shift F2 opens the comment with the cursor right after the last character. As it has been doing for decades in all sorts of Excel versions and computers. There must be something wrong with your setup. Do you have any keyboard affecting software such as Autohotkey, or PowerToys installed?
It is neither of the 2 things stated in this thread, but I have noticed one other thing that adds to it. I have freeze pane in effect (when you have cell D7 as the active cell and mark it to freeze panes for both horizontally and vertically) to where the first 3 columns and the first 6 rows are kept in place. The comments in Column C can be edited, but the comments in Column B can NOT go into edit mode without clicking into the box and where you click can NOT be below the last line of text. Anything dealing with Column C and on to the right, I have been able to get it to go into edit mode via the Shift-F2. However, any comment in rows 1 - 6 also will NOT go into edit mode as if it has something to do with the freeze panes that is preventing it from going into edit mode.
A yes. I forgot frozen panes can negatively affect the display of Notes. Thanks for the reminder Dodgester​