Mac Forum / Applications / Excel / April 2008

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
In the Win version of Excel, the Alt+Enter key will break a line of text within a cell. I can't find the combo in Excel for the Mac. Can someone please help? Thanks - Neil

Ignore this I found the answer.

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
I am a brand new Mac user, and just picked up my new desktop about 2 weeks ago (2/2008) . I am a bit frustrated as I am setting up a spreadsheet and am unable to apply many of the formatting options to numbers ...

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
Is there a way to encrypt Word and Excel files without creating a file vault? Or I am stuck with native Office file passwords?

Hope any one can help me. I have spreadsheet that refuses to adjust the row
height when  I am "wrapping"   text not merged. I did try cell autofit and
nothing working.
Many thanks

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
How do I turn off the Formula Builder?

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
When I have multiple Excel spreadsheets open in spaces and I click on the toolbox feature while working in space window 2, 3, or 4, the toolbox opens in window 1 of spaces?

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
My formatting palette is vertical, I want it to be like a normal horizontal tool bar but I can't figure out how to do this. Help, it is so annoying.

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther)
Processor: Power PC
This message is coming up whenever I close an Excel spreadsheet. My data appears to be OK, but this is a recent occurrence and I don't know the significance of the error message or the potential for problems ...

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
Processor: Power PC
Does anyone have a good way of making a class list (first name, last name, street, city, phone, parents, etc) in Excel that can be easily alphabetized (sorted) by last name?

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
every time that I sort my mailing list in excel, it works just fine. Then I do a mail merge to print labels and when it goes into word it undoes my sort!

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
I have an error message containing reference to a cell address that I cannot locate or interpret. The cell name is Z_BE878050_08A5_49CE_80D1_A8130. This is an XCEL-generated cell name. Can anyone interpret this ...

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
If I try to open an excel file attached to an e-mail and try to enlarge the window by the green dot... my system crash!!! WHY?

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
Yes I have installed all updates both Apple and Microsoft. Problem persists. Yes its very frustrating. Productivity is being lost, time and money being wasted. Is there a real cure out there???

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
I've noticed on spreadsheets I've gotten from others a gray border on the top (immediately above column letters) and left side (immediately next to row numbers) of a worksheet that has "+" or "-" designations ...