Excel glitch: I click on one cell and many more are selected

[A99]

I run Office Standard 2007 under Windows Vista and am experiencing a very
annoying problem: When I try to select only one cell or one row in my
spreadsheet and Excel selects multiple cells or multiple rows instead. Has
anyone found a solution to fixing this glitch???
Thank you so much for helping,
A99

 

[FSt1]

hi
not too sure it's a glitch. try tapping the F8 key. this is the extend
selection. it's boolean. tap once to turn on. once to turn off.
also see this site for more details and other 07 keyboard short cuts
http://www.keyxl.com/aaa33ef/136/Microsoft-Excel-Software-keyboard-shortcuts.htm

regards
FSt1

 

[Nick]

I am having this same problem and the Extended Selection feature (F8) is not
on. If anyone knows if there is an option to change in preferences or if
this is a glitch, please let me know.
Thanks

 

[sosharon88]

I have been having the same exact problem, and I agree the Extended Selection
(F8) is not on... I got it to stop when I zoomed in and then back out
because I noticed it didn't do it on larger area cells. To zoom easily, I
hold down the ctl and use the mouse wheel.