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Switch Panes Using F6 not working
I am using split panes to type a formula and I want to reference something from the top of the worksheet. When I press F6 to send me to the top pane, instead, it is sending me to the bar on the botto...
According to the Microsoft document Keyboard shortcuts in Excel (the Windows tab):
F6
- F6 alone: switches between the worksheet, ribbon, task pane, and Zoom controls. In a worksheet that has been split, F6 includes the split panes when switching between panes and the ribbon area.
- Shift+F6: switches between the worksheet, Zoom controls, task pane, and ribbon.
- Ctrl+F6: switches between two Excel windows.
- Ctrl+Shift+F6: switches between all Excel windows.
Maybe the list of destinations has included the ribbon, etc., for some time (and you did not realize this because the sequence started with "other pane"), but the sequence of destinations has perhaps recently changed. (?)