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XL98: Err Msg: "Cannot Use That Command on Multiple Selections"

Article ID: 191016

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q191016

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you select a range that includes nonadjacent cells and attempt to perform a command on those cells, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Cannot use that command on multiple selections

-or-

The command you chose cannot be performed with multiple selections. Select a single range and click the command again.

CAUSE

In Microsoft Excel, the error message appears when you use one of the following commands with a nonadjacent cell range:

AutoFormat
Sort
AutoFilter
Form
SubTotals
Text to Columns
Group and Outline

STATUS

This is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords: kbprb KB191016