This action extends the selection to the next column by visual layout in the sheet. This action is similar to the ExtendToNextColumn action. The difference is in the meaning of Next. Instead of defining Next based on cell coordinates (that is, NextColumn is ActiveColumn + 1), this action defines Next based on the left to right visual layout of the columns on the screen (that is, PreviousColumn is column that is visually left of ActiveColumn and NextColumn is column that is visually right of ActiveColumn). With the new actions and bindings, the left key will always move left and the right key will always move right regardless of the control's RightToLeft property setting. The suffix "Visual" (as in MoveToNextColumnVisual) indicates that the action is using a visual ordering (for example, next column is defined as the column to the right) rather than a logic ordering (for example, next column index is defined as current column index + 1). The Visual suffix on the names of the actions added in version 3.0 indicates that the definition of Next is based on the left-to-right visual layout of the columns.

The default key combination assigned to this action is Shift+left arrow.

You can use this action along with a custom key combination by defining your own input or action map. For more information about maps, see Managing Keyboard Interactions.

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

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