Microsoft KB Archive/191016

= XL98: Err Msg: "Cannot Use That Command on Multiple Selections" =

Article ID: 191016

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q191016





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you select a range that includes nonadjacent cells and attempt to perform a command on those cells, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Cannot use that command on multiple selections

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The command you chose cannot be performed with multiple selections. Select a single range and click the command again.



CAUSE
In Microsoft Excel, the error message appears when you use one of the following commands with a nonadjacent cell range:

AutoFormat

Sort

AutoFilter

Form

SubTotals

Text to Columns

Group and Outline



STATUS
This is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords: kbprb KB191016

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