How to Fix Excel Cells Not Being Able to Move: 5 Solutions

Solution 1 – Disabling Scroll Lock in Excel

Steps:

• Right-click on the Status bar at the bottom of the worksheet.
• Select Scroll Lock to turn it off.

Solution 2 – Using the Keyboard to Turn Off Scroll Lock

Steps:

• Press the Scroll Lock

Read more: How to Move Cells in Excel with Keyboard

Solution 3 – Utilizing the On-Screen Keyboard

Steps:

• Press the ‘Win+R’ keys to access the Run command.
• Enter OSK.EXE in the search field and click OK.

• The On-screen keyboard appears. If the ScrLk button is blue, it’s enabled. To turn it off, click the on-screen keyboard. The blue color should disappear.

Solution 4 – Enabling Sticky Keys

Steps:

• Go to Start, and select Run from the menu.

• Enter the control panel in the search field and click OK.

• When the Control Panel window appears, go to the View by section and click Ease of Access Center.

• Click on the Make the keyboard easier to use option.

• Select the Turn on Sticky Keys option.

Solution 5 – Disabling Add-ins

Steps:

• Click on the File tab.

• Click on More and select Options.

• Click Add-ins, go to the Manage field, and click the Go button.

• Uncheck all the boxes and click OK.

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