The CTRL+END Shortcut Goes Too Far in Excel

Consider the list of clients in the dataset below. It showcases Company Names, their Addresses, the location City, and the Zip Code.

excel ctrl end goes too far

Solution 1 – Using the Properties Feature to Stop CTRL+END from Going Too Far

Go to the Developer tab >> select Properties.

Using Properties Option to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far

Click Categorized > in the ScrollArea field, enter the range. Here, $A$1:$F$14.

Note: Provide an Absolute Cell Reference by typing in the $ sign.

Selecting Scroll Area

Close the Properties window and press CTRL+END to go to the end of the dataset.

The scrolling area is limited to the data range.

Using Properties Option

Solution 2 – Deleting Content from Other Cells to Stop the CTRL+END from Going Too Far

There is text in B1048563.

Deleting Contents of the Other Cells to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far

Click the adjacent column as shown below. Here, Column F.

Press CTRL+SHIFT+Right Arrow key to select all cells >> Press CTRL+-(Minus) to delete the content.

Selecting Columns

Go to the row below the dataset and select it. Here, Row 15.

Selecting Rows

Press CTRL+SHIFT+Down Arrow key to select all cells >> Press CTRL+-(Minus) to delete content.

Deleting Contents

Press CTRL+END to move to the end of the dataset.

Deleting Contents of the Other Cells

Solution 3 – Utilizing the Immediate Window Feature to Prevent CTRL+END from Going Too Far

Go to the Developer tab >> click Visual Basic.

Utilizing Immediate Window Feature to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far

In the Visual Basic Editor window:

Click the View tab >> Select Immediate Window.

Open Immediate Window

Copy and paste this command into the window and press ENTER.

ActiveSheet.UsedRange

Inserting COde Into Immediate Window

Close the Visual Basic Editor >> press CTRL+END key and go to the last cell of your dataset.

Utilizing Immediate Window Feature to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far

Solution 4 – Hiding Rows and Columns to Stop CTRL+END from Going Too Far

Go to the column at the end of the dataset >> left-click to select it. Here, Column G.

Hiding Rows and Columns to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far

Press CTRL+SHIFT+Right Arrow key to select all cells >> Right-click and choose Hide.

Hiding Columns

This will hide all the cells to the right of the dataset.

Go to the row below the dataset and select it. Here, Row 16.

Selecting Rows

Press CTRL+SHIFT+Down Arrow key to select the cells with data below >> Right-click and choose Hide.

Hiding Rows

This is the output.

Hiding Rows and Columns to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far

Solution 5 – Fixing the Range of Cells with a VBA Code

Go to the Developer tab >> click Visual Basic.

Fixing Range of Cells with VBA Code

In the Visual Basic Editor :

Select Insert >> choose Module.

Inserting Module

Copy the code and paste it into the window.

Sub Reset_Last_Cell()
    Dim x As Long
    x = ActiveSheet.UsedRange.Rows.Count
End Sub

The Sheets.Select method activates the selected sheet (here, Fixing Range of Cells with VBA). The ActiveSheet.ScrollArea property sets the scroll area to the specified range of cells (A1:F14).

Inserting VBA Code

Close the VBA window >> in the Developer tab, click Macros.

Fixing Range of Cells with VBA Code

In the Macros dialog box:

Select Fix_Dataset_Range Macro >> Click Run.

Fixing Range of Cells with VBA Code

Press CTRL+END to go to the end of the dataset. The scrolling area is limited.

Fixing Range of Cells with VBA Code

Solution 6 – Applying a VBA Code to Stop CTRL+END from Going Too Far

Follow the steps in Solution 5 to open the VBA window, insert a new Module, and enter the VBA code.

Sub Fix_Dataset_Range()
Sheets("Fixing Range of Cells with VBA").Select
ActiveSheet.ScrollArea = "A1:F14"
End Sub

Define the variable x and assign the Long data type. Use the UsedRange property to count the number of rows and columns within the used range.

Applying VBA Code to Stop CTRL+END Going too Far