Tell them to try deleting temp files, then run scandisk and reboot....then try Excel again If they don't know how to delete temp files, send them here: http://www.personal-computer-tutor.com/deletingtempfiles.htm Report back and let us know if this fixed it or not and we can dig deeper....or tell them to join this group. Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop http://personal-computer-tutor.com FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dianne Gronfors Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 5:21 PM To: Microsoft Office Subject: [mso] Highlighting stuck on in Excel 97 I am forwarding a question that a colleague had posted to another list but did not receive any replies. Perhaps this list will be more suited. Hope someone can help. Thanks. Dianne ****Question follows****** Whether I enter a new spreadsheet or an old one, as soon as I click on a cell, the highlight feature comes on and can not be deleted. The only way I can get out is to use the task manager. Neither Alt nor Ctrl + F4 work once the file is locked. My mouse appears to be working fine in all other programs and the keyboard does not have any keys that are sticking down. I checked for viruses - nothing shows. I can move and edit comments with no prob. I am using Windows XP and Excel 97. Any ideas as to what is causing this? ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************