XL98: System Hang Sorting a Field in a PivotTable (178502)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q178502 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to sort a field in a PivotTable, the mouse pointer turns
to a stopwatch and your system hangs.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do the following:
- You create a PivotTable with more than one row field.
-and-
- You merge row labels in the PivotTable.
-and-
- You sort a column in the PivotTable.
WORKAROUND
Before you sort data in a PivotTable, clear the Merge Labels check box in
the PivotTable Options dialog box.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
MORE INFORMATIONREFERENCES
For more information about sorting data in a PivotTable, click the Index
tab in Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Sort data in a
PivotTable" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB178502 |
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