I need to call LINEST in Excel 2011 for Mac, I would say - this was a detective story. My laziness, my curiosity, all was here!
I had a homework from university course to use LINEST.
I even stopped trying to do so on MAC, because after googling I could not find any solution how to do it. (I have tried EACH AND EVERY combination of Fn Ctrl Alt Cmd Return!)
Finally, I found a solution here on stack overflow! I want to mention it again, as it was a long time I spent looking for the solution. I have spent 4 days outside of home, to use just windows PC where it is easy as a pie - F2, CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
If you want to check if I tell truth - go to HELP in Excel for Mac, type array formula, find LINEST and look at the solution combination!
The solution: select the range, press CONTROL+U and then press ⌘+RETURN.
Here is the link to the original post:
Excel formulas giving #VALUE! error when ported to Mac
This doesn't seem to work in Mac Excel 2016. After a bit of digging, it looks like the key combination for entering the array formula has changed from ⌘+RETURN to CTRL+SHIFT+RETURN.
Select the range, press CONTROL+U and then press ⌘+RETURN.
This works 100%.
Select the cells you want to populate with the formulated data.
Press Control + U.
Add your array formula on any cell (preferably first).
Press Control + Shift + Return.
Remember Control and Command are different keys on Mac!!
Found a solution to Excel Mac2016 as having to paste the code into the relevant cell, enter, then go to the end of the formula within the header bar and enter the following:
Enter a formula as an array formula
Image + SHIFT + RETURN or
CONTROL + SHIFT + RETURN
CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, ARRAY FORMULA EXCEL 2016 MAC.
So I arrive late into the game, but maybe someone else will. This almost drove me nuts. No matter what I searched for in Google I came up empty. Whatever I tried, no solution seemed to be in sight. Switched to Excel 2016 quite some time ago and today I needed to do some array formulas. Also sitting on a MacBook Pro 15 Touch Bar 2016.
Not that it really matters, but still, since the solution was published on Youtube in 2013. The reason why, for me anyway, nothing worked, is in the Mac OS, the control key by default, for me anyway, is set to manage Mission control, which, at least for me, disabled the control button in Excel.
In order to enable the key to actually control functions in Excel, you need to go to System preferences > Mission Control, and disable shortcuts for Mission control. So, let's see how long this solution will last. Probably be back to square one after the coffee break. Have a good one!
This solution worked for me:
When you’ve chosen range of cells in formula press control+u
Then press shift+enter/return
Select the desired range of cells
Press Fn + F2 or CONTROL + U
Paste in your array value
Press COMMAND (⌘) + SHIFT + RETURN
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I have an Excel spreadsheet with calculation options set to Automatic
However when I add some formulate for example
=CONCATENATE(“ABC",UNICHAR(8730))
The formulae do not auto-compute. Even running the manual computation from the menus does not force them to calculate.
The only way to do this is to click in the Cell, and then press Enter which is tedious since I have hundreds of cells per document, and do not want the end users to have to do this.
This does not work in Excel 16 for Mac, Windows Excel 16
UPDATE 1:
Link to sample Excel File https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxdbego1vw1jwln/SampleExcelFileWithErrors.xls?dl=0
I don't know what causes this issue, and I can't replicate it. But the two suggested solutions are:
Find and replace - swap "=" for "=". Yes the same thing.
Text to columns - click finish right away.
I am having a problem with Excel 2010 that I have never seen before. When I hit the arrow key to move to the next cell, instead of moving to the next cell, it tries to add the next cell.
Example: From Cell A1 if I hit the right arrow key, it does not move to Cell A2, but instead comes up with "+A2" within Cell A1. Has anyone experienced this before?
I'm thinking it's some weird option that can be turned on or off because it happens, no matter which spreadsheet I am in. Thanks in advance for the help.
P.S. - This is NOT the problem where the spreadsheet scrolls when you use the arrow keys. I've already been there and done that. :)
Your scroll lock is on. This is a bug in excel that surfaces sometimes - particularly in 64 bit office
The solution that everyone suggests is scroll lock key. This did not help me at all.
However, I did just notice that I had the formula builder pane open (I'm on mac, can't verify for win). When I closed it, the problem went away. I can now commit cell values by using the arrow key again!
It seems having the formula builder open puts the cell into formula mode, even if you are not actively using the builder in that cell.
I am looking for an automatic version of this feature:
https://www.technipages.com/excel-copy-and-paste-values-without-formulas
Is there a built in Excel function that can do this automatically without manually copy/pasting each cell? I have a column of functions and I want to have another column of values beside it.
Thanks!
I'm not sure what you mean by "automatically", but this should at least speed up the process:
Select the cells you want to copy the content from and press CTRL+C
Click in the new cell and instead of using CTRL+V, use CTRL+ALT+V. This will open a dialogue box, in which you have to check "values". This can be done with another keyboard shortcut V (english version of Excel, might be something else in your language).
This might seem complex, but it's actually pretty fast.
Instead of pasting the cells with CTRL+V, you now paste the pure cell values with CTRL+ALT+V + V (+ ENTER, depending on whether you use the english verion or not).
This at least saves you from using the mouse and clicking through additional menues. Hope that helps!
#J Connor, if I'm not mistaken you are in need of PROGRAMMING method, as you have written Automatically.
Here are few simple steps to get the Solution.
Method 1
Range("A1:B10").Copy Destination:=Range("E1")
Method 2
Range("A1:B10").Copy Range("E1").Select ActiveSheet.Paste
Few more I can suggest. ☺
I am a student,
I have recently started using a laptop both at work in the classroom and in homework, and I almost always work with names, for some reason (I checked a few more laptops) the following happens:
I enter a function, work with F3 once, enter a multiplication or division action and then when I press F3 or For example,any other F from the F line it does not work, but if I get out of the Excel and return (like if I press the window key and return), suddenly I can work with the F line, I say in advance it probably does not have to do with the Fn key because the F on The computer itself is working normally, on a stationary computer, this case does not happen.
if anyone know the case, know what the solution is, please share.
thanks in advance,
Your prefacing with the fn key not being the culprit does not leave much. Sounds like your function keys become disabled once some event is triggered in excel.
I want to reproduce the issue on other laptops. Correct me where I am wrong with the steps
1. Open Excel, and new sheet
2. click in a cell, enter a function example =2+2
3. move to new cell and press F3 (which is paste a name from paste name dialog box)
4. enter another formula
5. move to new cell and press F3 again (an no F keys work anymore at that point?)
Let me know if i have the steps correct. I tried a few laptops to test. I believe I can help you, just need to be able to reproduce the issue.
I am looking for the keyboard shortcut to edit a formula in the formula edit field. I am not looking for similar functionality such as F2, which allows you to edit the formula, but only with the cursor in the cell you are working on.
Put another way, I am looking to move my cursor to the field to the right of the "fx" (function sign + "x") field that is just below the ribbon so I can edit a formula in Excel and have it behave the way I want.
I know many will ask why. The main reason I want to do this is when formulas get long they wrap (which is difficult to follow) and/or cover up adjacent cells (which makes modeling more difficult). I don't want to change the wrapping behavior etc. because I actually use it (it is helpful) in some cases.
I do not want a solution that involves a macro because I want this to work on any computer I am working on.
Been Excel'ing for a long time and this is one of the few things I have to go to the mouse for and it slows me down.
EDIT: also can't lose the reference color coded highlighting. F2 then Ctrl + A gets the cursor up there in the formula bar, but the wrapping in the cell stays (bad) and the color coded reference highlighting goes away (bad).
I found a way but you may or may not like it.
In Excel older than 2007 do the following and then use F2:
From the Tools menu, choose Options.
Click the Edit tab.
Uncheck the Edit Directly In Cell option in the Settings area.
Click OK
In Excel 2007 and newer do the following and then use F2:
Click the Office button and then click Excel Options (at the bottom
right).
Select Advanced in the left pane.
Uncheck the Allow Editing Directly In Cell option.
Click OK.
Giving credit where credit is due I found this on the below site by simply googling "excel keyboard shortcuts formula bar"
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/microsoft-office/quick-access-to-excel-formula-bar-via-keyboard/