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

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows

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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. Anonymous
    2015-09-08T17:35:40+00:00

    Hi Jim,

    Can you tell us how to write or assign the keyboard shortcut on the Macro.  Your step 3.

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  2. Jim G 134.1K Reputation points MVP
    2015-09-09T16:29:37+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for catching my two mistakes.

    Please allow me to change the first 3 steps:

    1. Open Excel 2016 to a new, blank workbook
    2. Tools menu > Macro > Record New Macro
    3. Type the name SwitchWindows into the name field and assign a keyboard shortcut to the Macro, and then press Return. Then go back to the Tools menu and choose Stop Recording.

    Then go back to the Tools menu again and choose Tools > Macro > Visual Basic Editor to visit the pathetic excuse for a VB Editor.

    There is a typo in the command. The v should be a c

    avtivewindow.activatenext should be

    activewindow.activatenext

    I apologize for making those errors. Please try again.

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