http://support.microsoft.com/?id=170081
XL97: "Cannot Shift Objects Off Sheet" Error Hiding Columns

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=211769
XL2000: "Cannot Shift Objects Off Sheet" Error Hiding Columns

might be a possibility.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"NeedHelpinKY" wrote in message
...
I have a rather large Excel file (I'm adding items to the "G" columns. I
have several columns hidden (old data I want to keep) and only about 8 or
10
columns unhidden. When I tried to hide three more columns just now, I get
an
Excel message "can't shift items off sheet". What does this mean? I've
been
using Excel for 11 years, and have never seen this message.