XL97: AutoCorrect Stops After 255 Characters

ID: Q186181

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you enter text in a cell or a text box, the AutoCorrect feature in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows stops working.

CAUSE

The AutoCorrect feature in Excel may stop working if you have 225 or more characters in the cell or text box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

REFERENCES

For more information about AutoCorrect, click the Office Assistant, type "autocorrect," click Search, and then click to view "Check spelling or automatically correct spelling errors."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179216
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Additional query words: XL97 auto correct

Keywords          : kbdta xlformula 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: November 2, 1998