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repeating characters - What gives?
A co-worker yesterday showed me in an excel file they were working how that
in a blank cell after they entered, say "cat" (without the quote marks) the same cell showed: catcatcatcatcatcat I deleted the cells contents - re-enterd, same results I formatted as General, same results; I gave up... Any Other ideas as to what to try?? Tks in Advance.. |
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Format|cells|Alignment tab|Horizontal alignment may be set for "fill"
Jim May wrote: A co-worker yesterday showed me in an excel file they were working how that in a blank cell after they entered, say "cat" (without the quote marks) the same cell showed: catcatcatcatcatcat I deleted the cells contents - re-enterd, same results I formatted as General, same results; I gave up... Any Other ideas as to what to try?? Tks in Advance.. -- Dave Peterson |
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<Format <Cells <Alignment tab,
And *change* the selection in the "Horizontal" window to something other then *Fill*. -- HTH, RD ============================================== Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ============================================== "Jim May" wrote in message news:SB0%d.108702$%U2.100792@lakeread01... A co-worker yesterday showed me in an excel file they were working how that in a blank cell after they entered, say "cat" (without the quote marks) the same cell showed: catcatcatcatcatcat I deleted the cells contents - re-enterd, same results I formatted as General, same results; I gave up... Any Other ideas as to what to try?? Tks in Advance.. |
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Tks,
Will try Monday (at work). Jim "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Format|cells|Alignment tab|Horizontal alignment may be set for "fill" Jim May wrote: A co-worker yesterday showed me in an excel file they were working how that in a blank cell after they entered, say "cat" (without the quote marks) the same cell showed: catcatcatcatcatcat I deleted the cells contents - re-enterd, same results I formatted as General, same results; I gave up... Any Other ideas as to what to try?? Tks in Advance.. -- Dave Peterson |
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Tks,
Will try Monday (at work). Jim "RagDyeR" wrote in message ... <Format <Cells <Alignment tab, And *change* the selection in the "Horizontal" window to something other then *Fill*. -- HTH, RD ============================================== Please keep all correspondence within the Group, so all may benefit! ============================================== "Jim May" wrote in message news:SB0%d.108702$%U2.100792@lakeread01... A co-worker yesterday showed me in an excel file they were working how that in a blank cell after they entered, say "cat" (without the quote marks) the same cell showed: catcatcatcatcatcat I deleted the cells contents - re-enterd, same results I formatted as General, same results; I gave up... Any Other ideas as to what to try?? Tks in Advance.. |
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