PSS ID Number: 135718
Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 7.0
This article was previously published under Q135718
SYMPTOMS
When Microsoft Excel creates a "pick list," your computer may appear to
stop responding (hang).
To create a pick list, use the right mouse button to click any cell in,
above, or below a list of data, and click the Pick From List command.
Microsoft Excel creates a list of the current data; you can use this list
to quickly enter data in the selected cell.
CAUSE
The hourglass is not displayed as the pick list is being created and
sorted. Microsoft Excel may take a long time to create a pick list
(especially if the list being generated is very large). Because the
hourglass in not displayed, it may appear that your computer has stopped
responding.
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 a pick list, click the Index tab in Microsoft
Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Entering And
Analyzing Data Quickly" topic.
Additional query words: picklist hang lock freed up
Keywords: KB135718
Technology: kbExcel95 kbExcel95Search kbExcelSearch kbExcelWinSearch