I'm a moderately experienced user with two complaints:

1) I accidentally set the 'recently used file list' to zero, and I meant
one. In the Options or wherever it is, now, the box is grayed out and I
can't get it re-set to 1. Halp!!

2) 97% of my work is with mini-databases which I prefer to have in Excel,
and the new Excel keeps reminding me and scolding me for having text labels
which appear to be numbers [duh!!] And it scolds me when I sort. How can I
tell Excel to stop treating me like an idjit?
--
Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.us

Re: Problems adjusting to XP by Don

Don
Tue Mar 15 14:17:01 CST 2005

1) No Idea

2) Tools>Options>Error Checking>Uncheck "Enable BG error checking".
"P D Sterling" <pdsterling@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:fkGZd.5099$qf2.2557@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> I'm a moderately experienced user with two complaints:
>
> 1) I accidentally set the 'recently used file list' to zero, and I meant
> one. In the Options or wherever it is, now, the box is grayed out and I
> can't get it re-set to 1. Halp!!
>
> 2) 97% of my work is with mini-databases which I prefer to have in Excel,
> and the new Excel keeps reminding me and scolding me for having text
> labels which appear to be numbers [duh!!] And it scolds me when I sort.
> How can I tell Excel to stop treating me like an idjit?
> --
> Regards,
>
> P D Sterling
> www.pdsterling.us
>



Re: Problems adjusting to XP by Gord

Gord
Tue Mar 15 14:49:25 CST 2005

1. How did you set it to zero?

My Excel 97, 2002 and 2003 complain that it "must be a number between 1 and
9".

I can uncheck the option but cannot enter a zero.

Are you running TweakUI?

If so, you may have disabled the MRU lists by unchecking "maintain document
history list" under the Explorer tab.

Read more potential causes here..........

http://groups.google.ch/groups?hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=%23OB7jndUBHA.2008%40tkmsftngp0


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:03:39 GMT, "P D Sterling" <pdsterling@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>I'm a moderately experienced user with two complaints:
>
>1) I accidentally set the 'recently used file list' to zero, and I meant
>one. In the Options or wherever it is, now, the box is grayed out and I
>can't get it re-set to 1. Halp!!
>
>2) 97% of my work is with mini-databases which I prefer to have in Excel,
>and the new Excel keeps reminding me and scolding me for having text labels
>which appear to be numbers [duh!!] And it scolds me when I sort. How can I
>tell Excel to stop treating me like an idjit?


Re: Problems adjusting to XP by P

P
Tue Mar 15 14:51:04 CST 2005

Many thanks - I guess it was checked, thinking it was something operating in
the background - anyway, I am happier than I was before!! :-)
--
Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.us
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"Don I" <don@n0spam.donireland.com> wrote in message
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> 1) No Idea
>
> 2) Tools>Options>Error Checking>Uncheck "Enable BG error checking".
> "P D Sterling" <pdsterling@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:fkGZd.5099$qf2.2557@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> I'm a moderately experienced user with two complaints:
>>
>> 1) I accidentally set the 'recently used file list' to zero, and I meant
>> one. In the Options or wherever it is, now, the box is grayed out and I
>> can't get it re-set to 1. Halp!!
>>
>> 2) 97% of my work is with mini-databases which I prefer to have in Excel,
>> and the new Excel keeps reminding me and scolding me for having text
>> labels which appear to be numbers [duh!!] And it scolds me when I sort.
>> How can I tell Excel to stop treating me like an idjit?
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> P D Sterling
>> www.pdsterling.us
>>
>
>



Re: Problems adjusting to XP by P

P
Tue Mar 15 16:54:49 CST 2005

well tweak my a** - you are good, and I must have been tired when I hit that
button. thanks for the tip!!!
--
Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.us
--
"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message
news:3aie319jvpn98n3u1usljakauck7o3k7rs@4ax.com...
> 1. How did you set it to zero?
>
> My Excel 97, 2002 and 2003 complain that it "must be a number between 1
> and
> 9".
>
> I can uncheck the option but cannot enter a zero.
>
> Are you running TweakUI?
>
> If so, you may have disabled the MRU lists by unchecking "maintain
> document
> history list" under the Explorer tab.
>
> Read more potential causes here..........
>
> http://groups.google.ch/groups?hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=%23OB7jndUBHA.2008%40tkmsftngp0
>
>
> Gord Dibben Excel MVP
>
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:03:39 GMT, "P D Sterling"
> <pdsterling@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>>I'm a moderately experienced user with two complaints:
>>
>>1) I accidentally set the 'recently used file list' to zero, and I meant
>>one. In the Options or wherever it is, now, the box is grayed out and I
>>can't get it re-set to 1. Halp!!
>>
>>2) 97% of my work is with mini-databases which I prefer to have in Excel,
>>and the new Excel keeps reminding me and scolding me for having text
>>labels
>>which appear to be numbers [duh!!] And it scolds me when I sort. How can I
>>tell Excel to stop treating me like an idjit?
>



Re: Problems adjusting to XP by Gord

Gord
Tue Mar 15 17:55:34 CST 2005

Thanks for the feedback.


Gord

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:54:49 GMT, "P D Sterling" <pdsterling@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>well tweak my a** - you are good, and I must have been tired when I hit that
>button. thanks for the tip!!!
>--
>Regards,
>
>P D Sterling
>www.pdsterling.us