Microsoft KB Archive/135718

= XL7: Computer Appears to Hang When You Click Pick From List =

PSS ID Number: 135718

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q135718





SYMPTOMS
When Microsoft Excel creates a "pick list," your computer may appear to stop responding (hang).

To create a pick list, use the right mouse button to click any cell in, above, or below a list of data, and click the Pick From List command. Microsoft Excel creates a list of the current data; you can use this list to quickly enter data in the selected cell.



CAUSE
The hourglass is not displayed as the pick list is being created and sorted. Microsoft Excel may take a long time to create a pick list (especially if the list being generated is very large). Because the hourglass in not displayed, it may appear that your computer has stopped responding.



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 INFORMATION
For more information about the Pick From List feature, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 7.0 Help, type the following text

pick list

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Entering and Analyzing Data Quickly" topic.

