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Meghan96
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Dec 07, 2020

Control+Option+Return Not Working

Hello,
I am attempting to enter a line break in excel on my MacBook and the keyboard shortcut control+option+return is not working. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Thanks!
  • Hi Meghan96 

     

    Just to make sure you follow these steps to insert a new line break

    Here are the steps to start a new line in Excel Cell using the shortcut in Mac

    1. Double click on the cell where you want to insert the line break.
    2. Place the cursor where you want to insert the line break.
    3. Hold  Control and Option keys and hit the Enter key.
  • MattSellors's avatar
    MattSellors
    Copper Contributor

    Meghan96 I have the same problem, but intermittent. This seems to have happened when upgrading to latest Excel through O365....

  • Sundog's avatar
    Sundog
    Copper Contributor
    command + shift + enter worked for me. None of the other options listed here worked. Im using Excel 16.70 on a MacBook Pro.
  • GS_Owl's avatar
    GS_Owl
    Copper Contributor

    Meghan96 Was having same issue when I logged in for work (from Mac).. ‘Command’ + ‘option’ worked for me.

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