on a sample cell; do format, cell, alignment tab - under text alignment -
does horizontal contain "fill" ?
If so, change it,
HTH

"Anne Troy" wrote in message
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What happens if you change the font to black? I have no idea why you'd see
a bunch of lower-case b's. :)
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"alchemist" wrote in message
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As i am working with my spreadsheet multiple lower case b's are appearing
as
i highlight a cell or box a group of cells.

Working with Win XP Pro and Excel 2003