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I am going to date myself here....

But the scroll lock is a hold over from the 60 and 70 (pre PC days) when everything was done in what we would call DOS mode today. If you attempted to access a long file, the top would scroll off the screen. The Scroll lock was used to stop the text from being able to scroll off the top of screen. The Pause and the Break key are also left over from that time. Also all the F1-F12 keys are left from that time.

Today, with almost everything run in Windows, the Scroll Lock key is rarely used. There are a few programs that assign functions to it, just because it is an extra, available key (like Excel).

2007-02-27 06:58:44 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1 0

Hi,

In Microsoft Excel, the scroll lock is a useful navigation option.

Typically, with scroll lock off, you use the arrow keys to move the active cell pointer around a fixed worksheet. The active cell location changes with each arrow key pressed.

When you use the scroll lock option, the active cell pointer remains in the current cell and the sheet moves rows or columns depending on the direction of the arrow key pressed.

This option is very useful when you want to view other areas of the spreadsheet without losing your current active cell position.

2007-02-27 15:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by Support Tech 4 · 0 0

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