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What is the significance of an insertion point shaped like a fat cross rather
than an I-beam? How do I change it?
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Check your Status bar.

When you're in "Edit" mode, the cursor is an "I" beam.
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The significance escapes me, but I was forced to leave the comfort of Lotus
123 Release 5 and switch to Excel 97, and lo-and-behold, there was that "fat
cross".

The I beam denotes you are in a cell Editing mode.
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