Are you having trouble with arrow keys in Excel? This article explains the possible causes and offers practical solutions to fix the issue, helping you regain full functionality in your Excel navigation. Read on to troubleshoot and resolve the problem.

Excel arrows won't move cells, probably because you've unknowingly enabled the scroll lock on your keyboard. So, you must disable that feature to get the arrows to work again.

Check the light on the Scroll Lock button of your keyboard to see if this is the case.

You can disable the scroll lock without using a keyboard by:

1. Clicking the Search Menu, then looking for On-Screen Keyboard.
2. Click ScrLK to disable Scroll Lock.

French keyboard it is called "Arrêt défil" (arrêt défilement)