XL98: Preview Is Not Displayed in New Dialog Box

ID: Q187715

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, when you display the New dialog box by clicking New on the File menu, the Preview section displays the following message

Select an icon to see a preview.
This behavior occurs even though you have selected an icon.


CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

  • You select a template from the New dialog box and click OK.


    • -and-

  • You then click New on the File menu. The preview for the icon that is selected by default is not displayed.



WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, select any other icon in the New dialog box, and then select the icon you want to preview again.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.


REFERENCES

For more information about creating new workbooks, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

workbooks, creating
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Create a new workbook" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

Additional query words: XL98

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


Last Reviewed: January 13, 2000
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