How to Stop Excel from Jumping Cells When Scrolling (8 Easy Methods)

Method 1 – Changing the Mouse Settings

Steps:

• Go to the Control Panel or System Preferences on your PC.
• Select Change mouse settings.

• When the Mouse Properties window appears, select Wheel.
• Enter 1 in the The following number of lines at a time section.
• Press OK.

Method 2 – Disabling the Scroll Lock Key on Keyboard

Press the Scroll Lock button on the keyboard. Most PC keyboards will have the button. If not, use the on-screen keyboard instead below.

Method 3 – Using the On-Screen Keyboard for Disabling Scroll Lock

Steps:

• Press the Win + R keys to go to Run.
• Type OSK.EXE in the search field and click on OK.

• When the On-screen keyboard appears, you will see that the ScrLk button is blue, which means it is enabled.
• Click on the button on the on-screen keyboard. The blue color should disappear.

Method 4 – Disabling Animation on Windows

Steps:

• Type Advanced System Settings in the Windows search.
• Select View advanced system settings.
• In the System Properties window, select the Advanced tab and click on Settings in the Performance section.

• In the Performance Options window, uncheck Animate controls and elements inside windows.
• Click on OK.

Method 5 – Checking the Disable Hardware Graphics Acceleration Option

Steps:

• Go to File, then to Options.

• Select the Advanced tab.
• Check Disable hardware graphics acceleration.
• Click on OK.

Method 6 – Starting Excel in Safe Mode

Steps:

• Press and hold down the Ctrl key when starting Excel.
• Alternatively, press Win +R, type excel.exe/safe, and press Enter.

Method 7 – Updating the Display Driver

Steps:

• Press the Win + X. Select the Display Manager.
• The Device Manager window will open.
• Expand Display adapters.
• Right-click and select Update driver.

Method 8 – Repairing Microsoft Office

Steps:

• Press Win + R, input appwiz.cpl in the box, and press Enter to open Programs and Features in the Control panel, or do it manually via the Control Panel.

• Right-click on Microsoft 365 and select Change (or Modify or Repair, depending on your OS version).
• Follow the on-screen instructions in the Repair Wizard.

You can also use these steps:

• Go to the Settings from the windows icon at the bottom-left of your screen.
• Select Apps.

• Click on Apps & Features from the left of the window.

• Select your Microsoft Office app and click on Modify under it.

• Click on Yes if a user account control box appears.
• Check Quick Repair or Online Repair, then click on Repair.

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