Thanks. A good idea, but it didn't help. I selected the whole sheet & turned
off "Locked". I can click certain cells in the worksheet and then go right
into Format; other cells (the ones I need to change, of course) - nothing
happens.
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- markvi


"Jim Rech" wrote:

Tools, Protection, Protect sheet will cause this (except for the "if I
select the entire worksheet" part).

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Jim
"markvi" wrote in message
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| In Excel 2003 I (& some other users in the office) am sometimes locked out
of
| the Formatting options; nothing I try will open the Format Cells dialog:
the
| menu command Format, Cells does not work; the Button on the Toolbar does
not
| work; Ctrl+1 does not work. In the worksheet I am currently working on, I
can
| open the options if I select the entire worksheet, but selecting rows or
| cells will not work. Any ideas?
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| - markvi