Over the years MS has been removing support for converting 1-2-3 users as
the significance of that program has declined. If you're going to be using
Excel much in the future you might be best off without the training wheels.
When I switched I made a complete break and it worked out quite quickly.

--
Jim
"carolIUG" wrote in message
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| In Tools...Options..Transition, I used to be able to select Lotus 1-2-3
Help
| and use the forward slash key to bring up cell formatting options. Excel
| 2003 no longer offers this option. Where else may I find this option or
what
| else can I do (besides use the MS office Excel menus)?