XL97: Text Is Truncated to 255 Characters After You Use Justify Command (168434)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q168434

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you use the Justify command to redistribute text to fill a selected range of cells, the text string may be truncated to 255 or fewer characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Justify command to redistribute text to a selected range of cells, follow these steps:

  1. Select the range of cells that includes the cell with the text string and the blank cells to which you want to justify the text.

    For example, if cell A1 contains the text string and you want to justify the text over cells A1 to A10, select the range A1:A10.
  2. On the Edit menu, point to Fill, and then click Justify.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

156350 XL97: AutoFill Limited to 255 Characters

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/22/2000
Keywords:kbbug kbui KB168434
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