Go to Tools-Options-Select the Transition tab, and clar out where you see /
and %, i just have / on mine in the Microsoft Office Excel menu key: box
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"bustermove" wrote:

i want to type in those charachters but instead of the symol appearing in the
cell, it highlights the menu options at the top (file, edit, fav, etc). it
works if i type in the bar, or i type in the cell-delete- and then type
percent or fwd slash. Microsoft excel 2003