Microsoft KB Archive/169970

= XL97: Hang While Editing Formula Directly in a Cell =

Article ID: 169970

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 Q169970



SYMPTOMS
If you delete part of a formula while editing it directly in a cell, Microsoft Excel may stop responding (hang).



CAUSE
The problem may occur when the following conditions are true:


 * You edit a formula directly in a cell. -and-


 * You press DELETE while the insertion point is at the beginning of the formula. -and-


 * You make another change to the formula after deleting the equal sign.



WORKAROUND
To delete part of a formula that begins with the equal sign, edit the formula in the formula bar instead of directly in the cell.



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

