Microsoft KB Archive/173347

= XL97: Comments May Be Obscured by Freeze Panes =

Article ID: 173347

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 Q173347





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if a worksheet cell containing a comment is located above a frozen pane, the comment may appear partially obscured or truncated at the border of the frozen pane.



CAUSE
Comments in Excel 97 are on sheet objects, and behave like other objects on the worksheet when you scroll the document. In the frozen pane, Excel only displays the portion of the comment that would normally appear in that part of the worksheet if the pane were not frozen.



WORKAROUND
To prevent this behavior, click Unfreeze Panes on the Window menu, or select a row underneath the comment before clicking the Freeze Panes command.



STATUS
This behavior is by design of Excel 97.

