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Neil - 10 Mar 2004 10:21 GMT

I have recently rebuilt a PC with Windows 2000 and Office 97. When opening an existing Excel worksheet the size of the cells have changed from the original Excel file. When I open the file on another PC the file appears normal with all the cells correctly sized. I have patched both Windows and Office with the latest patches and updates but still the size of the cells changes on the different PCs

Any ideas?

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Jim Cone - 10 Mar 2004 11:19 GMT

Neil,

Screen resolution?

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

> I have recently rebuilt a PC with Windows 2000 and Office 97. When opening an existing Excel worksheet the size of the cells have changed from the original

Excel file. When I open the file on another PC the file appears normal with all
the cells correctly sized. I have patched both Windows and Office with the
latest patches and updates but still the size of the cells changes on the
different PCs.

> Any ideas?

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Neil - 10 Mar 2004 12:01 GMT

Thanks for your reply Jim but I have tried that as well!!

This has really stumped me as I have built well over 100 machines and I have never seen this problem before

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Neil

Screen resolution

Regards
Jim Con
San Francisco, C

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> I have recently rebuilt a PC with Windows 2000 and Office 97. When opening a
existing Excel worksheet the size of the cells have changed from the origina
Excel file. When I open the file on another PC the file appears normal with al
the cells correctly sized. I have patched both Windows and Office with th
latest patches and updates but still the size of the cells changes on th
different PCs
>> Any ideas

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Jim Cone - 10 Mar 2004 15:02 GMT

Neil,

Some more things to consider...

Is the windows zoom setting at 100%?

Is the actual row height and column width of the cells changed or
do the cells just appear to be a different size?

Have the windows accessibility options been changed?

Is the Normal style setting what it should be? - Format | Style | Normal

Does the problem occur with all existing workbooks or just the one?

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

> Thanks for your reply Jim but I have tried that as well!!!
> This has really stumped me as I have built well over 100 machines and I have never seen this problem before.
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> different PCs.
> >> Any ideas?

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HOME TOWN GOLF - 28 Mar 2004 16:58 GMT

HI
Do 'Format'--"Rows"--'Height"---adjust height
or 'Format'--"Column" --'Width"--- adjust width
How that helps
Lee

> I have recently rebuilt a PC with Windows 2000 and Office 97. When opening an existing Excel worksheet the size of the cells have changed from the

original Excel file. When I open the file on another PC the file appears
normal with all the cells correctly sized. I have patched both Windows and
Office with the latest patches and updates but still the size of the cells
changes on the different PCs.

> Any ideas?

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Gord Dibben - 28 Mar 2004 18:21 GMT

Neil

What do you mean by "size of cells"?

Overall size or size of cells that have been wrapped and auto-fitted?

Is it just Excel or other apps also?

Could it be the Windows Display Settings........Font size?......DPI settings?

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

>HI
>Do 'Format'--"Rows"--'Height"---adjust height
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>> Any ideas?

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