XL: Rich Text Format Canceled by Accounting Formats

ID: Q135001

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you format a portion of a text string in a cell of a worksheet, and then apply accounting formats or a custom number format, rich text formatting may be lost.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

Additional query words: 5.00a 5.00c 7.00a 97 XL97 XL7 XL5 rtf

Keywords : kbualink97 xlformat
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a,98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb