XL97: File with Many Cell Notes Opens Slowly

ID: Q155206

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you open a file, Microsoft Excel 97 may take a long time to open the file. Also, after you open the file in Microsoft Excel and save it, the file may increase significantly in size.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are met:

You open a file that was created Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or 7.0.
-and-
The file contains a large number of cell notes.

Microsoft Excel 97 uses comments instead of notes. The file opens slowly because Microsoft Excel 97 converts the cell notes to cell comments.

WORKAROUND

If the cell notes are not needed, you can work around this problem by reopening the file in Microsoft Excel 5.0 or 7.0, and clearing all the notes in the workbook. The file should then open significantly faster in Microsoft Excel 97.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Like cell notes, comments are attached to worksheet cells. You can view each comment when you move the pointer over the cell, or you can view all of the comments at the same time. You can print comments in the same locations in which they appear on the worksheet, or you can print comments in a list at the end of the worksheet. Also, Microsoft Excel adds your user name to the top of each cell note that you insert on your worksheet.

REFERENCES

For more information about Cell Comments, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   comments

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add a comment to a cell" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 grow 97

Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: November 3, 1998