Is it just me...?

[JE McGimpsey]

Well, quite frankly I was going from memory and if I hadn't been "pretty
sure" I wouldn't have written it in... but you know how we old geezers get
muddled up sometimes:-} Unfortunately I won't be back in paradise until
later this evening so I can't test it, so I'll certainly defer to your
findings

Actually, I was being serious. The OP has been reporting something very
different from my 20+ years of experience with Macs and XL.

But believe it or not, I customize both Office and my System to a
significant degree, so perhaps I've modified things enough to have
forgotten what a stock installation does.

I don't *think* that's what's happening, but I'm always willing to be
proved wrong.

 

[CyberTaz]

Well, quite frankly I was going from memory and if I hadn't been "pretty
sure" I wouldn't have written it in... but you know how we old geezers get
muddled up sometimes:-} Unfortunately I won't be back in paradise until
later this evening so I can't test it, so I'll certainly defer to your
findings

 

[CyberTaz]

OK - Here's what I'm finding [G5, 10.4.10, 11.3.7]:

Select & copy a cell containing *text*;
- Can paste repeatedly but
- Typing elsewhere causes marquee to disappear but can keep pasting

Select & copy a cell containing *a formula*;
- Can paste formula repeatedly but
- Typing causes paste to insert formula *result* & marquee disappears

Esc *does* cause the marquee to disappear but *doesn't* clear the clipboard.
I was in error previously simply because I have been deceived all these
years & just never noticed the difference - I just assumed that the
clipboard got cleared because the marquee vanished just like in PC XL:>}

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



On 10/4/07 12:19 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "JE McGimpsey"

Well, quite frankly I was going from memory and if I hadn't been "pretty
sure" I wouldn't have written it in... but you know how we old geezers get
muddled up sometimes:-} Unfortunately I won't be back in paradise until
later this evening so I can't test it, so I'll certainly defer to your
findings

Actually, I was being serious. The OP has been reporting something very
different from my 20+ years of experience with Macs and XL.

But believe it or not, I customize both Office and my System to a
significant degree, so perhaps I've modified things enough to have
forgotten what a stock installation does.

I don't *think* that's what's happening, but I'm always willing to be
proved wrong.