XL2000: Text Is Truncated to 255 Characters After You Use Justify Command (211843)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q211843

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 2000, when you use the Justify command to redistribute text to fill a selected range of cells, the text string may be truncated to 255 or fewer characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Justify command to redistribute text to a selected range of cells, follow these steps:
  1. Select the range of cells that includes the cell with the text string and the blank cells to which you want to justify the text.

    For example, if cell A1 contains the text string and you want to justify the text over cells A1 to A10, select the range A1:A10.
  2. On the Edit menu, point to Fill, and then click Justify.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the AutoFill limit, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

199503 XL2000: AutoFill Limited to 255 Characters

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/27/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbpending kbui KB211843
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