Microsoft KB Archive/160767

= XL97: Cursor and Cell Disappear Editing Text in Cell =

Article ID: 160767

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160767





SYMPTOMS
When you double-click a cell to edit text in the cell, the formula bar expands to display the text, the cursor disappears, and the cell you are editing is hidden by the text in the formula bar.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you double-click a cell that contains a large amount of text. The text and the pointer is hidden behind the expanded formula bar. Note that the cell contents appear in the formula bar, which expands display all the text in the cell.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1:

If you are using a pointer device such as a mouse or a trackball, click the formula bar to display the insertion point.

Method 2:

Disable the formula bar to prevent the cell from becoming hidden.

To do this, click Formula Bar on the View menu. This command toggles the formula bar off.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel 97, the maximum number of characters that you can type in a single cell is 32,767. In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, the limit is 255.

The formula bar can display the entire contents of a single cell by expanding downward into the worksheet. The greater the number of characters in the cell, the larger the formula bar must expand to display the cell contents. Note that the formula bar can overlap and hide portions of the worksheet if there are a lot of characters in the cell.

