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How to move to next cell after input automatically in Excel?

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In this article, I introduce the tricks on automatically moving cursor to next cell to input sequence number without pressing Enter key in Excel.

Auto move to next right cell after 4-digit inputting without press Enter key with VBA

Auto fill 4-digit series with Kutools for Excel good idea3


arrow blue right bubble Auto move to next right cell after 4-digit inputting without press Enter key with VBA

Here is VBA code that can help you automatically move to the next right cell after entering a 4-digit number, without pressing the Enter key.

1. Press Alt + F11 keys to open Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module and paste below VBA code to the Module script. See screenshot:

VBA: Auto move to next right cell after 4-digit number input.

Sub FourCharEntry1()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20160614
    Dim xStr As String
    Dim I As Integer
    Dim K As Integer
    xStr = Application.InputBox("Enter string", "Kutools for Excel", , , , , , 2)
    K = 0
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    For I = 1 To Len(xStr) Step 4
        ActiveCell.Offset(0, K) = "'" & Mid(xStr, I, 4)
        K = K + 1
    Next
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

A screenshot showing the VBA module with code to auto-move to the next cell after input

3. Press the F5 key to run the code, and a Kutools for Excel dialog will pop out, you can enter sequence numbers in it without any separators. See screenshot:
A screenshot of Kutools for Excel dialog for entering sequence numbers without separator

4. Click OK. Now every 4 digits have been placed in one cell from left to right.
A screenshot showing 4-digit numbers automatically placed in cells from left to right

Tip: If you want to enter 5-digit, 6-digit…into cell, you can change 4 to 5, 6 or others in the code.


arrow blue right bubble Auto fill 4-digit series with Kutools for Excel

With Kutools for Excel – a handy tool, you can auto fill series numbers to a range without press the Enter key by its Insert Sequence Number utility.

Kutools for Excel, equipped with AI 🤖, offers over 300 handy features to simplify your tasks.

After free installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:

1. Select a column or a row you want to fill series, and click Kutools > Insert > Insert Sequence Number. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing the Insert Sequence Number option in Kutools tab on the ribbon

2. In the Insert Sequence Number dialog, click New to expand the dialog. See screenshot:
A screenshot of the Insert Sequence Number dialog

3. Then specify the series as you need. See screenshot:
A screenshot showing series specification options in the Insert Sequence Number dialog

4. Click Add > Fill Range, then the selected range will be auto-filled with the sequence numbers.
A screenshot showing a range filled with sequence numbers using Kutools

Tip: With Insert Sequence Number utility, you also can insert repeated series. Check End number option in the dialog, enter the ending number you want into the right textbox, and then the series numbers will be filled repeatedly every 10 numbers. See screenshot:
A screenshot demonstrating repeated series numbers using the End number option in Kutools

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