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Rich Text Format Canceled by Accounting Formats

Article ID: 135001

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2005

Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition

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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 XL

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