XL98: Cannot CONTROL or COMMAND Select Items in List Box

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you cannot use the COMMAND key or the CONTROL key to select nonadjacent items in a list box that has its Selection Type set to Extend.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of the way in which Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition uses the COMMAND and CONTROL keys:

• If you hold down the COMMAND key and select an item in a list box, the item is selected. Any previously selected items are deselected.
• If you hold down the CONTROL key and select an item in a list box, the shortcut menu for the list box appears.

RESOLUTION

There is no workaround for this problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

Note that you can still use the SHIFT key to select multiple, adjacent items in a list box that has its Selection Type set to Extend.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.