Microsoft KB Archive/896309

= The bullet that is located at the start of the tracer arrows will randomly appear and disappear when you scroll through an Excel worksheet window =

Article ID: 896309

Article Last Modified on 1/30/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Trace Precedents command to locate the precedent cells that are used by a formula in Microsoft Excel, the bullet that is located at the start of the tracer arrows will randomly appear and disappear. This occurs when you scroll through the Excel worksheet window.

Notes

To use the Trace Precedents command in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and in earlier versions of Excel, click View, point to Toolbars, and then click Formula Auditing. On the Formula Auditing toolbar, click Trace Precedents.

To use the Trace Precedents command in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, click Trace Precedents in the Formula Auditing group on the Formulas tab.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if one of the following conditions is true:
 * The formula that you want to trace precedents for is separated by a minimum of 230 rows in the Excel worksheet.
 * The formula that you want to trace precedents for is separated by a minimum of 230 columns in the Excel worksheet.



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

Additional query words: xl xl2000 xl9 xl2002 xlxp xl10 xl2003 xl11 period dot point line XL2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbtshoot kbprb KB896309

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