Microsoft KB Archive/108329

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XL5: Cannot Use & Character as Accelerator Key in Dialog Box

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel 5.0, because ampersand is used internally to mark the next character as the accelerator, it is not possible to use an ampersand (&) as an accelerator character.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Start Microsoft Excel.
 * 2) From the Insert menu, choose Macro, and then choose Dialog.
 * 3) On the dialog sheet, use the check box button on the Forms toolbar to draw a check box.
 * 4) Change the box text to "Test&Bar" (without the quotation marks).
 * 5) Select the check box
 * 6) From the Format menu, choose Object
 * 7) Make the accelerator key the ampersand (&) character.
 * 8) To run the dialog box, choose Run Dialog from the Tools menu.

The letter B of Test&Bar is accelerated instead of the & character

Additional query words: dialog box amphasize alt keyboard

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Version : 5.00

Platform : WINDOWS

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