Problem with preventing objects moving and sizing with cells
I have cells that have a larger amount of data than others and so my row
becomes distorted. I have tried to use the Excel Search for help and I was able to find a solution to my problem but I am having another issue: According to the Search result, "On the Format menu, click the command for the type of object you selected, for example Object or Selected Chart Area, and then click the Properties tab." The problem is after I select the text and click the Format menu at the top, my only options a cells, row, column, sheet, auto-format, conditional format, and style and there is NO properties tab. I have also tried using the drawing toolbar to create a group but that didn't work either. I would appreciate any help. I imagine it's probably a simple task but I'm just beginning to use Excel more. Thank you so much in advance! |
Problem with preventing objects moving and sizing with cells
Right-click on the object's outer perimeter and you should get a menu with
Format object or Properties oir Format Control or similar on it. Depends upon what type of object. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Wed, 30 May 2007 15:21:02 -0700, Nichelle H. <Nichelle wrote: I have cells that have a larger amount of data than others and so my row becomes distorted. I have tried to use the Excel Search for help and I was able to find a solution to my problem but I am having another issue: According to the Search result, "On the Format menu, click the command for the type of object you selected, for example Object or Selected Chart Area, and then click the Properties tab." The problem is after I select the text and click the Format menu at the top, my only options a cells, row, column, sheet, auto-format, conditional format, and style and there is NO properties tab. I have also tried using the drawing toolbar to create a group but that didn't work either. I would appreciate any help. I imagine it's probably a simple task but I'm just beginning to use Excel more. Thank you so much in advance! |
Problem with preventing objects moving and sizing with cells
I presume you are talking about objects on the sheet and not data within
cells on a sheet. Such as a text box, command button, picture, etc? Try Right-Clicking on the object itself and choose [Format ...] where ... may be Object, Shape, Picture, TextBox or whatever. In pre-2007 Excel, choose the [Format...] entry in the list and then go to the [Properties] tab in the dialog that opens. In Excel 2007 choose the [Size and Properties] option and then the [Properties] tab of the dialog that opens to tell it how to handle movement/sizing. "Nichelle H." wrote: I have cells that have a larger amount of data than others and so my row becomes distorted. I have tried to use the Excel Search for help and I was able to find a solution to my problem but I am having another issue: According to the Search result, "On the Format menu, click the command for the type of object you selected, for example Object or Selected Chart Area, and then click the Properties tab." The problem is after I select the text and click the Format menu at the top, my only options a cells, row, column, sheet, auto-format, conditional format, and style and there is NO properties tab. I have also tried using the drawing toolbar to create a group but that didn't work either. I would appreciate any help. I imagine it's probably a simple task but I'm just beginning to use Excel more. Thank you so much in advance! |
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