XL: Disables Energy Saving Features of Monitors

ID: Q135637

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Excel, the energy saving feature of monitors may not work. When the low-power standby mode is invoked, the monitor will go blank, and then the monitor will come back on immediately. The monitor will no longer be in low-power standby mode.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when all of the following conditions are true:

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, run a screen saver program. To run a screen saver program, use the following steps:

1. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control

   Panel.

2. Double-click the Display icon.

3. Click the Screen Saver tab.

4. Select one of the screen savers from the Screen Saver box.

This will ensure that a screen saver is run before the low-power standby and shut off monitor modes are invoked.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: 3.00 4.00 5.00 7.00 97 8.00 xl97 lowpower

Keywords          : xlui xlwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.x,4.x,5.0,5.0c,7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 12, 1999