The Equivalent of the SPACEBAR for the SEND.KEYS Function

Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
Article ID: Q65762

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
Microsoft Excel for OS/2, versions 2.2, 3.0

SUMMARY

When using the SEND.KEYS function in Microsoft Excel, the equivalent key code for the SPACEBAR is either a space, a space inside parentheses, or a space inside braces. An example of using the SEND.KEYS function with the SPACEBAR would be to pull down the Control menu (-) in Microsoft Excel. The following are three lines that can do this:

=SEND.KEYS("%( )") Where the % is equivalent to the ALT key; the

                       space inside the parentheses is equivalent to
                       the SPACEBAR; and the parentheses around the
                       space are equivalent to pressing the ALT key
                       while pressing the SPACEBAR

=SEND.KEYS("% ") Where the % is the ALT key and the space is the
```
                       SPACEBAR
```
=SEND.KEYS("%{ }") Where the % is the ALT key and the { } is the
```
                       SPACEBAR
```

(Note: this is true for version 5.0 macro sheets, but not modules.)

REFERENCES

"Online Help," version 5.0 "Function Reference," version 4.0, page 385 "Function Reference," version 3.0, pages 214-215 "Functions and Macros," version 2.1, pages 353-354, 373

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4.0 4.00 4.0a 4.00a 5.0 5.00

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1994
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