Microsoft KB Archive/272867

= Attempting to rotate text in large range of cells causes long delay in Excel for Mac =

Article ID: 272867

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel X for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q272867



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to rotate the text in several thousand cells, there is a long delay.



CAUSE
This process requires not only calculation of the sheet but also the adjustment of the row height.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, expedite the process by setting Microsoft Excel for Mac to manual calculation before you start.

Additional query words: off2001kb MacXLX Mac XLX XL2001 excel slow crawl update frozen time format modify adjust calculate freeze hang

Keywords: kbpending kbprb KB272867

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