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Toggle Scroll Lock for worksheet navigation

Arrow keys scroll the worksheet instead of moving the active cell, and Scroll Lock is enabled.

Start here: Desktop Excel; keyboard with the required Scroll Lock or F14 capability

Toggling while it is already off turns it on. On Windows, the On-Screen Keyboard provides a ScrLk button; Mac function-key availability varies.

Follow these instructions in your own desktop Excel workbook. This page explains the operation; it does not send commands to Excel.

Platform

Mac keys and context

Windows may label the key ScrLk. Microsoft lists Shift+F14 on Mac with a keyboard-dependent qualification; some MacBooks need an external USB keyboard.

Shift+F14

Mac / Move and scroll in a sheet or workbook / Scroll Lock tip. Microsoft reference ↗

Walk through the operation

Check whether Scroll Lock is enabled.
Use the listed combination on a compatible keyboard.
Try an arrow key again to check navigation.

Instruction 1 of 3: Check whether Scroll Lock is enabled.

Expected result: Turning Scroll Lock off restores ordinary arrow-key cell navigation.

Recall the keys

Which listed Mac combination or sequence starts this operation in the context above?

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Catalog updated 2026-10-18. US keyboard notation: + joins held keys; commas separate successive presses. Function keys may require Fn. Desktop instructions are separate from this browser's own keyboard shortcuts.