switching between worksheets in Excel 2016 on Mac

Anonymous
2015-07-22T20:31:03+00:00

Does anyone know how can I switch between different open worksheets in Excel 2016 on Mac with a keyboard shortcut? 

It does not seem to work as it did in previous version or the way it works on Windows unfortunately.

Or is there a way to have two different Excels open on Mac simultaneously?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Best regards,

Peter

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Anonymous
2015-09-12T13:31:48+00:00

Dear all, 

Just hit  "Command + ~", thats work for me

Office 2016 version 15.12.3 (150724)

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Anonymous
2015-10-28T11:50:04+00:00

While i have been using excel for over 25 years, only within the last two months have I been using it on a Mac.  Clearly, excel is a much more robust program on a PC then a Mac. 

Since using MSFT office (excel) on the Mac, the only way I found to switch between work books was CTRL + Tab works.  Yesterday I installed Office 365 and while CTRL + Tab no longer works, CMD + ~ will switch between works books.

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Bob Jones AKA CyberTaz MVP 437.7K Reputation points
2016-07-02T12:17:29+00:00

This rambling thread has intermixed feedback from many users over an extended period of time. It refers to numerous update levels of Office 2016 (most of which now are obsolete) running on 2 different editions of OS X and the comments jump between 3 different aspects of "switching";

  • Switching between application windows,
  • Switching between open workbook windows, &
  • Switching between worksheets within a workbook

In order to address a current issue it always is best to submit a new message stating all factors pertinent to your situation rather than adding to another conversation. In that way you can avoid getting tangles up in the melee. In fact, new postings to Answered questions often go unseen altogether.

Also, "Office 365" is not a version of the Microsoft Office software, it's Microsoft;s marketing name for their software subscription service. Make sure to indicate your actual version of Office as well as its specific update level.

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  1. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2016-02-18T16:28:58+00:00

    Satya Nadella embarked on a path to have a single code base for all platforms on which Microsoft Office is deployed. This has been a multi-year undertaking. Considering how long it is taking to bring hundreds of missing features from Windows to the Mac version, I have to wonder how long Microsoft is going to beat this dead horse before realizing it is dead.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-06-30T16:11:18+00:00

    Exactly what is it that "does not seem to work"? The standard OS X keyboard shortcuts **Cmd+** [*accent grave*] & **Shift+** **Cmd+**seem to work fine here.

    The old Cmd+F6/Shift+Cmd+F6 continue to work but you have to execute them repeatedly. My guess is that there is some conflict with OS X functionality.

    This shortcut (cmd + ` ) used to work for me in old office to tab between open workbooks in Excel or docs in word, but does not work in office 365. Any solutions much appreciated. 

    Am on operating system OS X El Capitain 10.11.5 ? 

    The old command referred to above also doesn't work. 

    Thanks

    Sharon .

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