Microsoft KB Archive/109088

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Excel: Border Styles Cannot Be Changed with Keyboard

Last reviewed: March 4, 1997
Article ID: Q109088

4.00 MACINTOSH kbusage

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh version 4.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel version 4.0 for the Macintosh, you must use the mouse to change border styles in the Border dialog box (from the Format menu, choose Border).

MORE INFORMATION

Although you can open the Border dialog box using alternate navigation keys (press /+T,B), once the Border dialog box is open, the only way to change the Border style is by selecting options with the mouse.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. To confirm that the alternate menu key is active, choose Workspace from the Options menu. (The default key in the Alternate Navigation Key box is the slash mark (/).)
2. To choose the Format menu, press "/" then "T" (that is, the alternate

menu key and then the T key) and press the B key to select the Border menu option.

1. In the Border dialog box, you can select the upper-left border style by pressing the E key, but you cannot select a different Style option.

   NOTE: Microsoft Excel versions 4.0 and 4.0a for Windows allow the user to change the Style option by pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 4.00 Alternate Navigation Command Underline Keywords : kbusage Version : 4.00 Platform : MACINTOSH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Last reviewed: March 4, 1997 ©1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.