Microsoft KB Archive/174445

= XL97: Keyboard Input for RichTextBox Is Entered in a Cell =

Article ID: 174445

Article Last Modified on 10/21/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q174445



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if you try to type in a RichTextBox control, the text may appear in a cell on the worksheet.



CAUSE
You may experience this problem if the following conditions are true:


 * You are using the RichTextBox control, version 1.0.2922, that ships with Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0. -and-


 * You place the RichTextBox control on a worksheet. -and-


 * You try to type directly in the RichTextBox control.



WORKAROUND


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



MORE INFORMATION
The controls that are installed with Microsoft Excel 97 are the only ActiveX controls that are fully tested and supported for use with Microsoft Excel 97.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

165450 XL97: Error Inserting ActiveX Object in a Worksheet

168392 OFF97: Limitations of ActiveX Control Support in Office Documents

