Microsoft KB Archive/168505

= XL97: Redraw Problems Applying Page Setup in Many Sheets =

Article ID: 168505

Article Last Modified on 11/8/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q168505





SYMPTOMS
After you click OK in the Page Setup dialog box, the screen may fail to update completely in Microsoft Excel, leaving the screen white except for the program title bar.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if all of the following conditions are true:

 You select a large number of worksheets in a workbook (for example, 50 or more). -and-

 You change page settings using the Page Setup dialog box. -and-

 You use any of the following printer drivers:

Canon BJ600

Hewlett-Packard IIIsi

Hewlett-Packard IIIsi PostScript

Hewlett-Packard 4M

Hewlett-Packard 4M PostScript

Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 870cse & 870cxi

Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 850cse & 850cxi





WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, minimize the screen, and then restore the screen. To do this, use the following steps:


 * 1) Press ALT+SPACEBAR. Press N.

The screen is minimized.
 * 1) Switch to Microsoft Excel to restore the screen.

If you are using Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft Windows 95, click Microsoft Excel on the Task Bar to restore it. If you are using Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, press CTRL+ESC. On the Task List, click Microsoft Excel and click Switch To. The screen is redrawn correctly.



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

Additional query words: XL97 redraw

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB168505

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