sendkeys does not seem to be working in vba

Question

I am trying to use an excel add in in VBA. Unfortunately recording the macro doesn't seem to work and hence the reason I want to try use the keyboard shortcuts. The shortcut I am after is ALT X 2 V. I have tried using SendKeys.send ("%{x}{2}{v}")

but every time I try to use it, the code write the values "2v" to my vba screen. I am not sure I have fully understood how to use this method as I want the actions to be actioned in excel so that I can access this add in.

I have been through the forums but can't seem to get an answer, which includes putting a wait command between each keystroke. Could really do with some help.

Answer 1

Try SendKeys "%x2v" That said, using sendkeys is almost always a Bad Idea. I understand that you're trying to call some function from an addin, but if you're able to access that code at all, I would do so, and call whatever you're trying to run directly. At some point, SendKeys will mess something up.