The Microsoft KB offers a solution he

Error message: To prevent possible loss of data,
Microsoft Excel cannot shift nonblank cells off the
worksheet

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=305568

HTH
Jason
Atlanta, GA

-----Original Message-----
I have an Excel sheet where I try to insert columns. I
get the error that
says that Excel cannot shift nonblank cell off the
worksheet. But there are
tons of empty cells to the rigth of my data starting at
column BC....

If I save my worksheet I can insert one, two, three
columns before I get the
same error again. I save again and I can insert one or
two more....

It's painfull especially when I try to do this in a
macro. I can't be saving
between each column insertion !!!

Excel 2002 (10.6501.6626) SP3


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