XL98: OPTION+DOWN ARROW Fails to Display AutoComplete List

ID: Q178956

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the shortcut keys that display the AutoComplete list (OPTION+DOWN ARROW), the keys fail to work.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the worksheet you are using contains an embedded object.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, press and hold down the COMMAND key and press U, and then press OPTION+DOWN ARROW.

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.

REFERENCES

For more information about shortcut keys, click Contents and Index on the Help menu, click the Index button in MS Excel 98 Help, type the following text

shortcut keys

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Use shortcut keys in Microsoft Excel" topic.

Additional query words: autoshapes XL98 pick list picklist doesn't display does not fails to appear

Keywords : xlui
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug