Microsoft KB Archive/169168

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XL97: Diagonal Border Disappears with Rotated Text

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, when you use rotated text (any angle between 90 and -90 degrees) and diagonal borders in the same cell, the diagonal border may disappear in some cases.

CAUSE
This behavior occurs because when text is rotated in a cell, the left and right cell borders automatically adjust to the same angle as the rotated text. Therefore, the diagonal border is unnecessary.

WORKAROUND
The following example shows you how to format a cell so that the cell contents are rotated and the cell borders (left and right) are rotated at the same angle as the cell contents:

  Create a new workbook and enter the following into Sheet1:      A1:   B1: A2:  B2: sample data  Select cell B2 and click Cells on the Format menu. In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Alignment tab. Then, under Orientation, set the number of degrees to -45. Click the Border tab. Then, under Presets, click the Outline border style. Click OK.

The cell text and the left and right cell borders are rotated 45 degrees.

NOTE: If you also click either diagonal border style in step 4, the diagonal border does not appear in the cell. As long as you use rotated text and apply a border to any one of the cell sides, the diagonal border is not displayed.