Article ID: 141763
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q141763
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, if you select a range that includes nonadjacent
cells and attempt to perform a command on those cells, you may receive
one of the following error messages:
Cannot use that command on multiple selections
The command you chose cannot be performed with multiple selections.
Select a single range and click the command again.
CAUSE
By design, the error message appears in Microsoft Excel when you use one
of the following commands with a nonadjacent cell range.
Microsoft Excel 97
AutoFormat
Sort
AutoFilter
Form
SubTotals
Text to Columns
Group and Outline
Microsoft Excel 5.0 and 7.0
Delete Cells
Insert Cells
AutoFormat
Sort
AutoFilter
Form
SubTotals
Text to Columns
Group and Outline
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