XL97: Changing Alignment and Indent Causes Text to Disappear (171722)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q171722

SYMPTOMS

When you enter data in a cell, you may not be able to see the data in the cell. However, you can see the data in the formula bar.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • You change the horizontal alignment of the cell to left alignment and specify an indent value that is greater than the length of the string that is in the cell. -and-

  • You change the vertical alignment of the cell to justified alignment.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, do not set the indent to a value greater than the number of characters in the cell.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 97.

REFERENCES

For more information about aligning text, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text:

aligning, text in cells

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Align data at the top, center, or bottom of a cell" topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/19/2000
Keywords:kbprb KB171722
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