XL98: Paste Function Buttons Missing in Formula Palette

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the Formula Palette in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, there are no Paste Function buttons (as there were in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel) for inserting other functions as arguments of the function you are using.

NOTE: This does not prohibit you from nesting functions using the Microsoft Excel 98 Function Palette. See the "Workaround" section steps on how to nest functions with the Function Palette.

CAUSE

The Paste Function buttons were removed from the Function Palette dialog box.

WORKAROUND

To nest functions using the Function Palette in Microsoft Excel 98, do either of the following:

Method 1: Example Using the Name Box on the Formula Bar.

            a. Enter the following on a new worksheet:

                A1: 1
                A2:
                A3: 1

            b. Select cell B1 and click the "Paste Function" toolbar
               button on the Standard toolbar.

            c. In the Paste Function dialog box, locate the IF function,
               click in the "Function name" list box, and then click OK.

               The Function Palette will be displayed with the IF function.

            d. Click the Name Box drop-down, and then click "COUNT" in the
               list of functions. Note that you may have to click "More
               Functions" to locate the "COUNT" function.

               The Function Palette will now display the arguments for the
               COUNT function.

            e. For the "Value1" argument type the following:

                  A1:A3

            f. In the Formula Bar, where your nested function is being
               built, click the IF function text. Do NOT click the
               Name Box drop-down.

               This will redisplay the Function Palette with the IF
               function once again.

            g. For the "value_if_true" argument type:

                 TRUE

            h. For the "value_if_false" argument type:

                 FALSE

            i. Click OK.

               Your nested function should be as follows:

                 =IF(COUNT(A1:A3),TRUE,FALSE)

               and, for this example, returns a value of "TRUE" (without
               the quotation marks).

           nested function.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Formula Palette, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   Formula Palette