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How to automatically move cursor to specific cell in Excel?

Author: Siluvia Last Modified: 2024-09-13

Sometimes, you may need to jump to specific cell for some purpose. This article will show you methods of moving cursor to specific cell in details.

Auto move cursor to specific cell with the Name box
Auto move cursor to specific cell with VBA code

Auto move cursor to specific cell with the Name box

The Name box can help you easily move cursor to specific cell in Excel.

1. In the Name box, enter the specific cell reference you will jump to, and then press the Enter key.

enter the specific cell reference in the Name box

Then the cursor moves to the specified cell immediately.

Note: If you need to jump to the specified cell in another worksheet, for example jump to cell C30 of Sheet2, please type Sheet2!C30 into the Name box, and then press the Enter key.

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Auto move cursor to specific cell with VBA code

The following VBA code helps you moving to specific cell at once in Excel.

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

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, double click ThisWorkbook in the left pane to open the ThisWorkbook (Code) window. Then copy and paste the below VBA code into the window.

VBA code: Move to the beginning or start of next row for data entry

Sub jumpnext()
    Range("F100").Select
End Sub

Note: In the code, F100 is the specified cell you will jump to. You can change it as you need.

3. Press the F5 key to run the code, then the cursor moves to cell F100 in current worksheet immediately.

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