XL7: Filename Doesn't Appear in "Save Changes In" Dialog Box

ID: Q131709

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you close a file after making changes to the file, and the dialog box appears asking if you want to save changes, the existing filename is missing from the dialog box. That is, the dialog box contains the following incomplete text:


   Save changes in

CAUSE

Normally, when you close a file, if you have made changes to the file since the last time you saved the file, you receive a dialog box with the following message


   Save changes in WP1177?

where WP1177 is the name of the file you are closing.

However, if your screen is configured to display fonts with the Large Fonts setting (Settings tab in Display Properties dialog box), and you have changed your Windows display appearance to use an "extra large" scheme, this "save changes" dialog box may appear without the filename text. For example, if your screen is configured to use the Large Fonts setting, and you use the Appearance tab in the Display Properties dialog box to select the Windows Standard (extra large) scheme, this problem occurs in Microsoft Excel when you close a file that you have modified.

NOTE: This behavior is only a display problem. This behavior does not affect the functionality of saving files in Microsoft Excel.

RESOLUTION

To correct this behavior so that the filename appears again in the "save changes" dialog box, close Microsoft Excel and restart your computer.

NOTE: Although it is necessary to restart your computer after making a change to the Font Size setting in the Display Properties dialog box, it is not necessary to restart your computer after changing the display Scheme. However, the behavior described above may occur in Microsoft Excel if you do not restart your computer after changing to an "extra large" scheme.

Additional query words: gone blank empty


Keywords          : xlwin 
Version           : 7.00
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: July 23, 1999