How to disable F1 in Excel(Win11, Office2021)?

Question

It is quite annoying to press F1 by accident and close the help window when using Excel. How could I disable the F1 shortcut key in Excel? I found a way to disable it with VBA In Office2007 but it works no more in Office 2021

Answer 1

Hi @Elon ,
Try this method:

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
2. In the opened window, please press Ctrl + G keys together to open the Immediate window, then copy and paste this code Application.OnKey "{F1}", "" into the Immediate box, and press Enter key on the keyboard. See screenshot:
   
   Then close the code window, and now, when you press F1 key, the helper dialog box will not displayed any more.

You can get the information from this link:
https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/1798-excel-disable-f1-key.html

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I tested this method in Excel 365, it worked. Hope the information is helpful.

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