Once that done, the status bar will display if the scroll lock has been enabled or. Right click on the status bar and check the option for Scroll lock. In case, you do not see the option for Scroll Lock your status bar may not have been configured to show it. On the screen keyboard, you can see the ScrLk button. The status bar should show whether the scroll lock is applied to your Excel sheet. Then click Accessories > Ease of Access > On-Screen Keyboard. Turn on/off scroll lock on the On-Screen Keyboard in Windows 7/Vista. If there is no Scroll Lock key in your keyboard, you can use this this method. There, you can see the “On Screen Keyboard” button. Turn on/off scroll lock by click Scroll Lock button on the On-Screen Keyboard. If your keyboard has a key labeled as Scroll Lock or ScrLk key, just press it to turn Scroll Lock off.
Click the ScrLk button on the keyboard that appeared on the screen.Ĭlick Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard. Disable scroll lock in Excel using the keyboard. Step 2: or Press the Window logo Key + CTRL + O. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > On-Screen Keyboard. Step 1: Click on Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard > Use the On-Screen Keyboard. Here is how you may On/Off scroll lock by using on-screen keyboard on various Windows versions. In that case, you may use the virtual keyboard (available in your Windows) from turning the Scroll Lock Off. What if Scroll Lock key is not in the keyboard?Ĭhances are there is no scroll lock key at all in your keyboard but Excel still shows and behaves as if Scroll Lock is ON. Normally, the Scroll Lock key should be with “Print Screen” and “Pause/Break” keys in your keyboard but it may vary from vendor to vendor.Ī small light indicating the Scroll Lock may also be visible, depending on the keyboard vendor. The immediate fix can be pressing again the “Scroll Lock” in the keyboard. Note: If unchecked, the status of scroll lock “On” will not be visible. Upon right clicking, it not only tells whether currently, the Scroll Lock is On or Off but you may check/uncheck whether showing the Scroll Lock status in the status bar or not. For that, right click on the status bar and see if “Scroll Lock” is checked or unchecked. There you go 2 easy ways to help you turn on/off the scroll lock feature. You may set to see the status of scroll lock in Excel’s status bar. 1) On the keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type on. The status bar is the one at the bottom with information like Sum, Average, Count etc. How to see if scroll lock is On/Off in Excel?
Most chances are you have pressed the “ Scroll Lock” key in the keyboard either accidentally or for some other reason and as started working in Excel, the scrolling is in the worksheet rather than the normal cell to cell movement. If you suddenly start seeing navigating from cell to cell is stopped while pressing the arrow keys and rather navigating in the worksheet then your scroll lock is ON.
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