Microsoft KB Archive/292481

= You cannot dismiss the &quot;number must be between -90 and 90&quot; error message =

Article ID: 292481

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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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 Q292481





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you specify the orientation of text, you may receive an error message similar to the following error message:

The number must be between -90 and 90. Try again by entering a number in this range.

To determine the unique number that is associated with the message that you receive, press CTRL+SHIFT+I. The following number appears in the lower-right corner of this message:

100283

When you click OK, the error message reappears.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You use the Find and Replace dialog box.
 * You specify to find or replace an item based on formatting.
 * You specify a text orientation of less than -90 or more than +90 degrees.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods, as appropriate for the version of Excel that you are running. If you are running Microsoft Excel 2002, you can use either of the following methods. If you are running Microsoft Office Excel 2003 or Microsoft Office Excel 2007, use method 2.

Method 1: Hold down the ESCAPE key
Press and hold down the ESCAPE key for about three seconds. The error message will be cleared.

Method 2: Save other open workbooks, and then exit Excel
When you use this method, any work that is not saved in the active workbook is lost.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.


 * 1) For every other workbook that is open in Excel, click the appropriate Excel icon on the taskbar, and then click Save on the File menu.
 * 2) Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to display the Close Program or Task Manager dialog box.
 * 3) Click the Excel file in the program or task list, and then click End Task.
 * 4) Press ESC to close the dialog box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: XL2002 OfficeErrorMessages 10033 XL2003 XL2007

Keywords: kbofficealertid kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB292481

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