Microsoft KB Archive/213986

= XL: Unable to Use Scroll Bar on Number Tab in Format Cells Dialog Box =

Article ID: 213986

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q213986



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you display the Format Cells dialog box and click the Number tab, the scroll bar in the Category list may be unavailable (dimmed). In addition, when you click an item in the Category list, different lists appear in the Format Cells dialog box; these lists may contain scroll bars that are not available.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when you can see all the items in the list and it is not necessary to use the scroll bar.

NOTE: The scroll bar is visible for each of the lists.



MORE INFORMATION
The lists that appear when you click Date, Time, Fraction, or Special in the Category list may contain a greater number of items in localized versions of Excel. Therefore, you must use the scroll bar to access these lists. This is true even if you cannot use the scroll bar in the U.S. version of Excel.

Additional query words: grayed gray greyed grey unavailable dimmed XL2001 XL2000 XL97 XL95 XL7

Keywords: kbprb KB213986

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