Macros to Disable Keyboard Input

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

This code turns off keyboard entry for the active sheet only. To turn keyboard entry back on, press CTRL+D.

   ' Macro to turn off keyboard entry.
   Sub KeyboardOff()
 
      ' Sets CTRL+D to activate KeyboardOn.
      Application.OnKey "^d", "KeyboardOn"
      Application.DataEntryMode = True
 
   End Sub
 
   ' Macro to restore keyboard entry.
   Sub KeyboardOn()
 
      Application.DataEntryMode = False
 
   End Sub
				

Microsoft Excel 4.0 Example

The following macro example turns on Data Entry mode. The keystroke CTRL+D initiates the second macro which turns Data Entry mode off. The macro assumes that all cells on the worksheet are locked.

   A1: =ON.KEY("^d","DataEntryOff")
   A2: =ENTER.DATA(2)
   A3: =RETURN()
   A4:
   A5: DataEntryOff
   A6: =ENTER.DATA(FALSE)
   A7: =RETURN()
				

The function ENTER.DATA() turns on Data Entry mode and allows you to enter data into unlocked cells. This function does not allow you to enter data into locked cells on the worksheet.

NOTE: You can turn off Data Entry mode by pressing the ESC key. If you use the number 2 for the logical argument, you will not be able to turn off Data Entry mode with the ESC key.