Excel for iPad, Smart Keyboard, and ESC

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Excel for iPad, Smart Keyboard, and ESC

While entering data into a cell in MS Excel for iPad, what series of keystrokes results in duplicating the functionality of the “ESC” key on a full sized keyboard?

Various websites queried via DuckDuckGo.com suggest trying depressing the CMD key while simultaneously depressing the [ key. This does nothing.

Posted on Nov 1, 2020 5:59 PM

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Tom Gewecke

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Nov 5, 2020 3:58 PM in response to MuckyDuck

The dedicated forum for iPad excel is at

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_excel-mso_imobile

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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/is-there-an-excel-for-ios-equivalent-to-the-escape/798002ff-e6bc-4c56-9715-f9364f920433

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ryane77

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Nov 5, 2020 12:57 PM in response to MuckyDuck

Hello MuckyDuck,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're looking for keyboard shortcuts that you can use on your iPad. Although this article doesn't list ESC as an option, there are several shortcuts listed. Check out, Learn iPad keyboard shortcuts for more details.

Best wishes.

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MuckyDuck Author

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Nov 5, 2020 4:45 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

Thanks for the helpful links. Command + . (period) works on my iPad Pro (original) with Smart Keyboard.

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Excel for iPad, Smart Keyboard, and ESC

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