The selected area grows when I click a cell or press keys to move.

The F8 function key seems ineffective in turning of the extended-selection
function.
I'm using Excel 2000 SP3
I should by grateful if someone would advise me how to terminate this feature.

You could try downloading and installing a new version of the mouse
driver, if one is available from the manufacturer's web site. Or, try a
new mouse and driver on the machine.

David McRitchie also has some suggestions on his web site:

http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt

yendorexcel wrote:
> The F8 function key seems ineffective in turning of the extended-selection
> function.
> I'm using Excel 2000 SP3
> I should by grateful if someone would advise me how to terminate this feature.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

we had a similar problem in one of our computers(windows98-excel 2000).we
deleted the files in c:\windows\temp folder and rebooted the computer . it
seemed to have become ok. but after some days the same problem arose and we
had to do the same again. I suspect the mouse wheel is the culprit

the information is only episodic and given for what it is worth;.



Debra Dalgleish <dsd@contexturesXSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:421028A0.2040905@contexturesXSPAM.com...
> You could try downloading and installing a new version of the mouse
> driver, if one is available from the manufacturer's web site. Or, try a
> new mouse and driver on the machine.
>
> David McRitchie also has some suggestions on his web site:
>
> http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/ghosting.txt
>
> yendorexcel wrote:
> > The F8 function key seems ineffective in turning of the
extended-selection
> > function.
> > I'm using Excel 2000 SP3
> > I should by grateful if someone would advise me how to terminate this
feature.
>
>
> --
> Debra Dalgleish
> Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
> http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html
>