Microsoft KB Archive/69376

Lotus Demo Appears to Hang After Double-Clicking Mouse PSS ID Number: Q69376 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

If you are using Lotus 1-2-3 Help and running a demonstration of an Excel equivalent command, you may run into a problem if you double-click your mouse button. Excel will look and act as if it is hung even though it is not.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Excel for Windows version 3.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel for Windows version 4.0.

More Information:

Double-clicking your mouse while a Lotus 1-2-3 Help demonstration is taking place can suspend the running of the demonstration. To resume the demonstration, press the “/” key. The demonstration should finish without any problems as long as no cells were selected while the demonstration was in process.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
  From the Workspace command of the File menu, choose Lotus 1-2-3 Help.   Press the “/” key to start Lotus 1-2-3 Help.   Make sure that Demo is selected under the Help Options group box.   Choose Data and then Fill.   In the Fill Range, type: A1:A10   In the Start and Step boxes, type the number 1.   Choose OK and then immediately double-click your mouse. 

Notice that you will not be able to select any of the menu items or close down Excel. Press the “/” key and the demonstration will resume.

Note: If you select another cell while the demonstration is suspended, which you can do, information may be placed in the wrong cells or you might encounter various other problems. Instead, run the demonstration again, making sure not to double-click the mouse while the demonstration is running.

Reference(s):

“Microsoft Excel User’s Guide,” version 3.00, pages 41-64

Additional reference words: 3.0 3.00

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.