How to Move the Selection After Return with ENTER Key

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NOTE: In Microsoft Excel 98, the selection may be set to move down, up, left, or right.

The following sample macros give the ENTER key the same functionality as the RETURN key. To automatically have this functionality, these macros must be stored in the Personal Macro Workbook.

   Sub Auto_Open()
       Application.OnKey "{ENTER}","ENTER_Key"
   End Sub

   Sub ENTER_Key()

       ' The following line of code moves the selection down by one cell.
       ActiveCell.Offset(1,0).Select

       ' If you want the selection to move in a different direction, use
       ' one of the following lines of code INSTEAD of the above line of
       ' code:
       '
       ' To move up    : ActiveCell.Offset(-1,0).Select
       ' To move right : ActiveCell.Offset(0,1).Select
       ' To move left  : ActiveCell.Offset(0,-1).Select

   End Sub
				

For more information about the Personal Macro workbook, see the "Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, pages 22-23