use f2 while in the edit box to enter additional information in the box or 
start completely over again in the edit box.  Ackward but this is how it 
goes.

Brian, k5in
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:07 PM
Subject: another EXCEL question


> Hi, all.
>
> Well, I survived our regional emergency response exercise today, and I'm
> happy to report that using the EOC message form in EXCEL on the County EOC
> laptop worked relatively well.  I have found out that control shift S is
> indeed the best way to switch between different sheets in the Excel file, 
> so
> that problem is now solved for me.
>
> I did run into another problem, though, that I could use some help with:
>
> It seems that once I enter part of a message into the message box of the
> EXCEL message form, I can't edit it.  In other words, if I try to go
> backward and forward with my arrow keys to edit what I've done, I get 
> kicked
> out of the message box.  Using the back-space key, of course, just deletes
> what I've already typed in.  I know there's an edit bar, but so far, I
> haven't figured out the best way to get to it.
>
> I can send a sample of the message form I'm using if that would help
> diagnose the problem.
>
> To review, I'm using Windows XP and Jaws 8.0 here.
>
> Thanks as always for your help.  I'm relatively new with Excel, but I'm
> learning.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI