Excel control-c does not work

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Excel control-c does not work

I often switch back & forth between Mac & Windows computers. So I have changed my system preferences on my Mac to switch the Command & Control keys (i.e. switched them in System Preferences --> Keyboard --> Modifier Keys). Overall, everything works well doing this. When in email programs, browsers, Microsoft Word etc. control-c, control-a, control-z etc all work correctly. The only problem I have is in Microsoft Excel 2011, control-c does not copy the selected text to the clipboard. Edit-Copy and right-click-copy work correctly in Excel. Control-v, control-a, control-x, control-z all work correctly in Excel. So the only place I have seen a problem with this is with control-c in Excel. Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated.

Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), Microsoft Excel 2011

Posted on Feb 5, 2015 1:11 PM

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Feb 5, 2015 1:44 PM in response to inhops

Got a kluge

See this suggestion by JimN on this thread

Mac shortcuts not working in Mac Excel - MS Office.

PS, also be sure you are up to date on Office 2011

You should be at 14.4.7 Find your Office 2011 install disc with the product key # and

Then remove Office according to MS instructions

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2398768

Then Reinstall from DVD

Then enter your product #

Then update your Office product using the Software update within Office called Microsoft Update. It may take once or twice before you get to final upgrade to current Office version. It should be 14.4.7 as of current date.

How to locate product keys

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2279109

or here

http://office.about.com/od/MicrosoftOfficeMac/a/Best-3-Ways-To-Find-Microsoft-Of fice-For-Mac-Key-Codes.htm

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