Microsoft KB Archive/135571

= XL7: Typing Not Accepted While Picklist Is Displayed =

PSS ID Number: 135571

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q135571





SYMPTOMS
When you are typing in a cell and the Picklist drop-down list is displayed on the screen, keyboard input is not entered into the cell.



CAUSE
While the Picklist drop-down is displayed, most keyboard input is ignored.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do any of the following to dismiss the Picklist drop-down list:


 * Press ESC
 * Reselect the current cell or select any other cell
 * Click the formula bar



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: entry data pick list drop down drop-down

Keywords: KB135571

Technology: kbExcel95 kbExcel95Search kbExcelSearch kbExcelWinSearch

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