Entering Formulas

Mike E Golding

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Can someone please explain to me the reason for using Ctrl + Shift + Enter when entering certain formulas? Thanks
 

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Hey, I know this one. If you select a range of cells, enter data into the active cell, then press ctrl-shift-enter, the data will be entered into the entire range of selected cells at once.
 
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On 2002-04-25 20:19, prida wrote:
Hey, I know this one. If you select a range of cells, enter data into the active cell, then press ctrl-shift-enter, the data will be entered into the entire range of selected cells at once.


So what's the difference between that and Ctrl+Enter?
 
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On 2002-04-25 20:14, Mike E Golding wrote:
Hi'
Can someone please explain to me the reason for using Ctrl + Shift + Enter when entering certain formulas? Thanks

See the Excel Help Index topic for "About array formulas and how to enter them".
 
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On 2002-04-25 21:04, Anonymoss wrote:

So what's the difference between that and Ctrl+Enter?

Control+Enter is when you want to enter a formula that produces a single value into a selection of more than one cell.

Control+Shift+Enter is used to enter an array formula which either returns a set of values (e.g., {=TREND({2;3},,{3;4})}) in a contiguous cell range or a formula whose arguments are an array, but returns a single value into single cell (e.g., {=AVERAGE(IF(D1:D3,D1:D3))}).

BTW, since an array formula entered into a cell range becomes "indivisible" (i.e., attempts to clear one of the cells in the range will produce a "You cannot change part of an array" message) Control+Enter can be used to undo an array formula.
This message was edited by Mark W. on 2002-04-26 07:14
 
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