In XL 2003 and 2007 the "nR x nC" appears in the "Name Box" just left of the
Formula Bar.
Hope this helps.

"Matt" wrote in message
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Excel normally displays the number of cells/columns selected as you slick
and
drag across the sheet, selecting multiple rows or columns. This number
usually appears in a little yellow box next to the cursor as "#R' or '#C'.
For some reason, my version of excel has stopped displaying this number,
which is very annoying when performing VLookups, etc.

How do you get excel to display this number?