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Excel 97 Select Behavior
When you open Excel 97 running on Windows 95, you can type in cells and hit
enter or tab and all is well. However, as soon as you SELECT a cell by clicking in it, the mouse appears to be in select and drag mode. You cannot click within another cell and as you move the mouse around, adjacent cells are selected. There is an icon of a paper next to a white arrow. The only way Excel and even be closed from here is by using the Task Manager. This makes Excel unusable. Is there anything we can try short of rebuilding the machine? I don't have a clue even what to look for to diagnose the problem. TIA. |
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Hi Brenda
try pressing the F8 key Regards JulieD "Brenda Rueter" wrote in message ... When you open Excel 97 running on Windows 95, you can type in cells and hit enter or tab and all is well. However, as soon as you SELECT a cell by clicking in it, the mouse appears to be in select and drag mode. You cannot click within another cell and as you move the mouse around, adjacent cells are selected. There is an icon of a paper next to a white arrow. The only way Excel and even be closed from here is by using the Task Manager. This makes Excel unusable. Is there anything we can try short of rebuilding the machine? I don't have a clue even what to look for to diagnose the problem. TIA. |
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What type of mouse are you using? I hve seen this problem because of a mouse
driver conflict or because you may have a mouse with a wheel on it -- try clicking the wheel itself. "Brenda Rueter" wrote in message ... : When you open Excel 97 running on Windows 95, you can type in cells and hit : enter or tab and all is well. However, as soon as you SELECT a cell by : clicking in it, the mouse appears to be in select and drag mode. You cannot : click within another cell and as you move the mouse around, adjacent cells : are selected. There is an icon of a paper next to a white arrow. The only : way Excel and even be closed from here is by using the Task Manager. This : makes Excel unusable. : : Is there anything we can try short of rebuilding the machine? I don't have : a clue even what to look for to diagnose the problem. TIA. : : |
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