Microsoft KB Archive/292473

= The &quot;Smart Tag&quot; indicator does not appear in merged cells in Excel 2002 =

Article ID: 292473

Article Last Modified on 6/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292473





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, you type text in a cell that should cause the Smart Tag cell indicator to appear in the lower right corner of the cell, When you do this, the Smart Tag cell indicator does not appear.

For example, when you type a stock symbol, the Smart Tag cell indicator does not appear. However, if you point to or select the cell, the Smart Tag button appears as expected.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you enter data in a merged cell.



RESOLUTION
To make a Smart Tag cell indicator appear, force the cell into edit mode. To do this, do one of the following:
 * Double-click the cell.
 * Select the cell and then pressing F2.

When you leave the cell, the Smart Tag cell indicator appears.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: XL2002 XL2007 XL2K7 XL2003 XL2K3

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB292473

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