Picking one cell will highlight four or five, Excel 2007

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Jen

At first I thought it may be a mouse problem; but today, with two different
worksheet open side-by-side, this would happen in one worksheet but not the
other. I try to pick just one cell, but the cell I pick plus the four or
five cells below it get highlighted. It makes copying & pasting all but
impossible. The problem is intermittent too, it starts and stops with
seemingly no reason. Has anyone else experienced this?

Excel 2007, Win XP SP2
 
I've encountered the "anchored selection" before and that's not quite what's
happening here. No matter where I pick, the cell I pick plus the ones below
are highlighted. Hitting esc doesn't help, I've tried. It often stops as
abruptly as it begins without any rhyme or reason. Totally wierd.
 
Try setting your Zoom level a little higher or lower to stop the
multi-selects.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 

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