XL97: Text Is Truncated to 255 Characters After Using Justify

ID: Q168434

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you use the Justify command to redistribute text to fill a selected range of cells, the text string may be truncated to 255 characters or less.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Justify menu command to redistribute text to a selected range of cells, use the following procedure:

1. Select the range of cells that includes the cell with the text string

   and the blank cells to which you want to justify the text.

   For example, if cell A1 contains the text string and you want to justify
   the text over cells A1 to A10, select the range A1:A10.

2. On the Edit menu, point to Fill, and then click Justify.

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q156350
   TITLE     : XL97: AutoFill Limited to 255 Characters

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords          : kbui xlformat 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998