Microsoft KB Archive/138420

Microsoft Knowledge Base

XL: Cannot Change Bounding Outline (Marquee) Color

Last reviewed: April 30, 1997
Article ID: Q138420

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for the Power Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

It is not possible to directly control the color of the bounding outline that appears when you click Copy on the Edit menu.

MORE INFORMATION

When you copy a cell or a range of cells in Microsoft Excel, the copied range is surrounded by a moving border of dashes (the bounding outline). This outline remains visible as long as the copied data remains in the clipboard.

The color of the dashes in the bounding outline is automatically determined by Microsoft Excel and cannot be changed. You may be able to affect the color of the outline by changing the background color on your screen or the color of the gridlines in Microsoft Excel.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 4.00 4.00a 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 7.00 cutcopymode spinning dotted cut copy marquee paste boarder border marching ants Keywords : kbusage Version : 3.x 4.x 5.00 5.00c 7.00 | 3.00 | Platform : MACINTOSH OS/2 WINDOWS 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: April 30, 1997 ©1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.