XL97: Text Is Truncated to 255 Characters After Using Justify

 Last reviewed: January 9, 1998
Article ID: Q168434
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you use the Justify command to redistribute text to fill a selected range of cells, the text string may be truncated to 255 characters or less.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Justify menu command to redistribute text to a selected range of cells, use the following procedure:

  1. Select the range of cells that includes the cell with the text string and the blank cells to which you want to justify the text.

    For example, if cell A1 contains the text string and you want to justify the text over cells A1 to A10, select the range A1:A10.

  2. On the Edit menu, point to Fill, and then click Justify.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q156350
   TITLE     : XL97: AutoFill Limited to 255 Characters

Additional query words: XL97
Keywords : xlformat kbui
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: January 9, 1998
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