

Thus, if the Direction drop-down list is set to Down, and you press Shift+Enter, then Excel actually moves the selection upwards. For this, you need to use the names that we already have in the Month Names sheet. There is one interesting thing about how Excel selects a new cell: If you press Shift+Enter (instead of Enter) when entering data, then Excel selects the cell in the opposite direction of what you have specified in step 4. In cell B2, create a drop down list that shows all the month names. Use the Direction drop-down list to specify the direction that Excel should move.


(In Excel 2007 click the Office button and then click Excel Options. You can configure Excel to move in a different direction after pressing Enter by following these steps: Assuming you have access to office add-ins (developer tab, Add-ins) there is an excellent add-in called Calendar by WavePoint Co. You won't see anything happen, but if you double-click on a cell formatted as a date, a userform will open that you can click on a date to insert that date into the active cell. When you enter information in a cell, and then press the Enter key, Excel normally moves to the cell below the one in which you entered the information. Download DatePicker.xlam and open it (or install it as an add-in).
