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XL98: Redo Toolbar Button Does Not Repeat Formatting

Article ID: 182209

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q182209

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you cannot use the Redo command on the Standard toolbar to repeat the last formatting change that you made in a cell on a worksheet.

CAUSE

The Redo command on the toolbar becomes available only after you use the Undo command.

This behavior is different from the behavior of the Repeat command on the Standard toolbar in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

WORKAROUND

To repeat formatting that you applied to a cell, do either of the following:

On the Edit menu, click Repeat Format Cells. -or-
Press COMMAND+Y.

REFERENCES

For more information about repeating actions, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

repeating actions

and then click Show Topics. Select the "Repeat the last action" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords: kbprb KB182209