XL98: Extra Columns or Rows Are Included in Print Titles

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, when you create print titles on a worksheet, additional columns or rows that are not selected may be added to the print titles.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur when you use the mouse pointer to select columns or rows for print titles, and the selected columns or rows contain merged cells that extend into other columns or rows.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, type a range for print titles in the Sheet tab of the Page Setup dialog box instead of selecting the range with the pointer. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu, click Page Setup.

2. Click the Sheet tab.

3. In the appropriate box ("Rows to repeat at top" or "Columns to repeat at left"), type the range that you want to use for print titles. Do not select the range with the mouse pointer.

   For example, if you want column A to be repeated at the left edge of each printed page, type the following text in the "Columns to repeat at left" box:

         $A:$A
   

   If you want rows 1 through 3 to be repeated at the top of every printed page, type the following text in the "Rows to repeat at top" box:

         $1:$3
   

   4. Click OK.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

When you select cells for print titles by using the mouse pointer, and the column or row you select contains a merged cell that extends into other columns or rows, the other columns or rows are also included in the selection.

For example, if you merge cells A16:D16, and then select column A with the mouse pointer, columns B, C, and D are also selected because the merged cell extends into these columns.

You can merge a group of cells into a single cell in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition. To merge a group of cells, follow these steps:

1. Select the cells that you want to merge.

2. On the Format menu, click Cells, and then click the Alignment tab.

3. Click to select the Merge Cells check box, and then click OK.