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Dave Peterson
What happens when you try it? Are you sure you're hitting ctrl-f (not
alt-f???)?
Does it only happen in a particular workbook?
Does it only happen after you've opened a particular workbook?
If it only happens in a particular workbook, you may have a "helpful" macro
that's behaving the way the developer wanted--but not nice in your eyes.
Try closing excel and re-opening in safe mode:
Close excel
windows start button|Run
type:
excel /safe
And open any workbook and hit ctrl-f to test.
If it works, then I'd guess it was a macro. But you'll have some detective work
to do.
Chip Pearson has some notes on how to diagnose startup errors:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm
And Jan Karel Pieterse has more notes:
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Articles/StartupProblems.asp
Essentially, you'll turn off all the addins/startup workbooks and then open
excel. And then turn on each addin (closing and reopening) one at a time to
find the culprit.
alt-f???)?
Does it only happen in a particular workbook?
Does it only happen after you've opened a particular workbook?
If it only happens in a particular workbook, you may have a "helpful" macro
that's behaving the way the developer wanted--but not nice in your eyes.
Try closing excel and re-opening in safe mode:
Close excel
windows start button|Run
type:
excel /safe
And open any workbook and hit ctrl-f to test.
If it works, then I'd guess it was a macro. But you'll have some detective work
to do.
Chip Pearson has some notes on how to diagnose startup errors:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/StartupErrors.htm
And Jan Karel Pieterse has more notes:
http://www.jkp-ads.com/Articles/StartupProblems.asp
Essentially, you'll turn off all the addins/startup workbooks and then open
excel. And then turn on each addin (closing and reopening) one at a time to
find the culprit.