XL98: Cannot Drag Page Breaks in Page Break Preview (199198)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q199198

SYMPTOMS

You are not able to drag page breaks in Page Break Preview, although you receive a dialog box indicating that you can.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the Allow cell drag and drop check box on the Edit tab of the Preferences dialog box is cleared.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, select the Allow cell drag and drop check box:
  1. On the Tools menu click Preferences.
  2. On the Edit tab, click to select the Allow cell drag and drop check box and click OK.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For more information about moving page breaks, follow these steps:
  1. On the Help menu, click Contents and Index. If you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system that is earlier than 8.0, click Contents and Index on the Balloon Help menu.
  2. In Excel Help, click Index, and then type the following text:

    page breaks

  3. Click Show Topics. Click the Insert or move a page break topic, and then click Go To.
If you cannot find the information that you want, ask the Office Assistant.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB199198
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