XL97: Scrolling Through Worksheet Causes MS Excel to Pause

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you scroll through a worksheet by using the vertical scroll bar or the DOWN ARROW key, Microsoft Excel may pause momentarily; for example Microsoft Excel may pause every 20 rows or so.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if all of the following conditions are true:

• You created the workbook in Microsoft Excel 5.0 or 7.0.

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• Before you scroll through the worksheet, you set a page break or set a print area; or you switch to print preview and back to the normal view.

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• On the View tab in the Options dialog box, the Page Breaks check box is selected.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Clear the Page Breaks Check Box

To do this, use the following steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. In the Options dialog box, click the View tab.

3. Click to clear the Page Breaks check box.

4. Click OK.

Method 2: Cache the Data on the Worksheet

1. On the File menu, click Print Preview.

2. In Print Preview, click Close.

3. Click cell A1.

4. Press CTRL+END.

5. Press CTRL+HOME.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.