Microsoft KB Archive/156450

= XL97: No Info Window in Microsoft Excel 97 =

Article ID: 156450

Article Last Modified on 10/21/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156450



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, when you click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the View tab, no Info Window option appears in the View tab.



CAUSE
The Info window feature is not available in Microsoft Excel 97. It is not possible to display the Info window by clicking an option or 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 and 7.0, use the following 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.   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 97 with a macro command, the command does not work, and no error messages appear.

