Microsoft KB Archive/156044

= Pick From List Characters Are Limited to 255 Characters =

Article ID: 156044

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q156044





SYMPTOMS
When you use the Pick From List option in Microsoft Excel to quickly enter repetitive data in a cell, you are limited to 255 characters for each item on the list. Each item will be truncated at 255 characters, regardless of the original length.



CAUSE
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

Additional query words: XL97 8.00 XL

Keywords: KB156044

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