Article ID: 186382
Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q186382
SYMPTOMS
When you change the "Provide Feedback with Animation" option, you do not
see the correct Format Painter mouse pointer in Microsoft Excel.
CAUSE
This option change does not affect the Format Painter mouse pointer until
the next time you start Microsoft Excel.
WORKAROUND
Restart Microsoft Excel after you change the "Provide Feedback with
Animation" option. To change the appearance of the Format Painter mouse
pointer, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
- Click in the "Provide feedback with Animation" check box. Click OK.
- Quit Microsoft Excel.
- Restart Microsoft Excel.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for
Windows.
REFERENCES
For more information about editing options, click the Office Assistant,
type
edit options, click Search, and then click to view "Change options
for entering and editing data."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802
Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or
Component
Additional query words: XL97
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