Microsoft KB Archive/181707

= XL98: No Info Window in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition =

Article ID: 181707

Article Last Modified on 1/28/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q181707



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, when you click Preferences on the Tools menu and click the View tab, no Info Window option appears on the View tab.



CAUSE
The Info window feature is not available in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition. It is not possible to display the Info window by clicking an option or by running a macro.



MORE INFORMATION
In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, the Info window feature allows you to display a window that contains detailed information about the active cell, such as cell formulas, values, format, and protection status. To display the Info window in Microsoft Excel 5.0, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the View tab.
 * 3) Select the Info Window check box, and then click OK.

You can also display the Info window in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel with a macro command. The command to use is listed in the following table.   In this macro language              Use this command

Microsoft Excel version 4.0 (XLM)  =SHOW.INFO

Visual Basic for Applications      Application.DisplayInfoWindow = True NOTE: If you attempt to display the Info window in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition with a macro command, the command does not work, and no error messages appear.

