Date: August 14, 2003
From: William Patton
Subject: Excel97 Problem

  Hello.  I am running Office 97. Periodically (maybe once every 2 weeks) I
select a cell and then hit control and attempt to select another cell,
however whereever I move the pointer (after releasing control), everything
becomes selected. If I move it off of the worksheet it just scrolls and
selects to "infinity".  I can do nothing.  I have hit "escape" to no avail.
I have tried to close excel, but cannot.  Once this condition happens
nothing else can be done with any menu or left or right mouse buttons.  I
have even tried to terminate the program with "contl-alt-del" and selecting
Excel, but a message comes up that I cannot close excel.  Please advise.  I
finally have to reset the computer.  I don't know what I do, I can never
replicate it, however it keeps periodically happening always when I am
selecting cells.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Are there any
keyboard shortcuts that will close excel when it is "locked up in this
state".  Thank you, William Patton

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