Hi ....,
Hit F8 once or twice to make "ADD" or "EXT" disappear
from the status bar.
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/statusbar.htm

If that does not apply see
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt
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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel
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"lt" wrote in message oups.com...
Excel freezes when I select a worksheet at the tab at bottom of page.
The mouse keeps selecting all he cells. I am using Office 2003
lt