Ctrl-y works only once, or every other time

[yky]

When I use Ctrl-y to repeatedly paste, it, strangely, only works one time.

For example, if I want to paste six times, I copy and paste the first time. Then, I use Ctrl-y to paste the second time. The third time, Ctrl-y would not work. I have to left-click and choose "paste". After that, Ctrl-y would work again. Right after that, the fifth time, Ctrl-y would not work. I have to do a left-click and choose "paste". The sixth time, Ctrl-y would work again.

Ctrl-y only works every other time, after I do a paste from menu.

Any idea what is going on? This is Excel 2007 on Window 7 ultimate.

 

[Greg Truby]

Yes, Ctrl+Y (or F4) is Repeat Last Action. And yes, it appears that in the case of Paste, it clears the stack once you use it once. However, do note that it doesn't clear the stack if you PasteSpecial.

If you want to paste repeatedly, just keep hitting Ctrl+V (the hotkey for Paste) and you can keep pasting til the cows come home.