I've created a 'fillable form' and somehow (magically) when the tab key is 
pressed in certain cells, the cursor jumps to the next appropriate cell to be 
filled (Example I filled in cell B1 and the next fillable cell is D4.  If I 
hit the tab key after typing in B1, the cursor will jump to D4).  But this 
does not happen in all cells or at the appropriate places.  I don't know how 
I managed to get it to do what it does already. Is there is a way to 
fine-tune it?

When you protect a sheet, tabbing will cause the active cell to jump between 
the unlocked (aka unprotected) cells.
The order of tabbing is left to right, top to bottom.

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Best Regards,

Luke M
"Kelly" <Kelly@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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> I've created a 'fillable form' and somehow (magically) when the tab key is
> pressed in certain cells, the cursor jumps to the next appropriate cell to 
> be
> filled (Example I filled in cell B1 and the next fillable cell is D4.  If 
> I
> hit the tab key after typing in B1, the cursor will jump to D4).  But this
> does not happen in all cells or at the appropriate places.  I don't know 
> how
> I managed to get it to do what it does already. Is there is a way to
> fine-tune it? 

Hi Kelly

This happens when you have unlocked cells in a protected w/s.  Obviously 
this is a bonus to you when creating a "fillable form".

Now you know what is happening you should be able to format the whole w/s 
appropriately.
-- 
Russell Dawson
Excel Student

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"Kelly" wrote:

> I've created a 'fillable form' and somehow (magically) when the tab key is 
> pressed in certain cells, the cursor jumps to the next appropriate cell to be 
> filled (Example I filled in cell B1 and the next fillable cell is D4.  If I 
> hit the tab key after typing in B1, the cursor will jump to D4).  But this 
> does not happen in all cells or at the appropriate places.  I don't know how 
> I managed to get it to do what it does already. Is there is a way to 
> fine-tune it?

If your input cells are in a left to right, top to bottom sequence,
unlocking input cells and Tabbing to them will work.

If not in that sequence you can create a named range in the order you want.

Start with last cell in order then CTRL + Click your way through the
sequence.

See Bob Phillips' site for more on this.

http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.xlFAQ0008.html

You can also use VBA to tab through a sequence of cells.

If you want that, post back.


Gord Dibben  MS Excel MVP

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 07:11:01 -0700, Kelly <Kelly@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I've created a 'fillable form' and somehow (magically) when the tab key is 
>pressed in certain cells, the cursor jumps to the next appropriate cell to be 
>filled (Example I filled in cell B1 and the next fillable cell is D4.  If I 
>hit the tab key after typing in B1, the cursor will jump to D4).  But this 
>does not happen in all cells or at the appropriate places.  I don't know how 
>I managed to get it to do what it does already. Is there is a way to 
>fine-tune it?