Just some nutty things to discount...

What is the numberformat for the cell?
Try changing it to General.
(format|cells|Number tab)

When you say the text disappears, does the cell look empty or what?



Mark_GS1CA wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks for your response. That was in fact the first thing I tried. There
> are no merged cells on the sheet.
>
> I start with a completly blank sheet, I enter any amount of text and the
> instant I apply word wrap to eith ther the cell or the column ( I have tried
> both seperatly) the text disappears from the screen.
>
> Thanks again
>
> "David McRitchie" wrote:
>
> > Hi Mark,
> > Widen the column, to what you want then use autofit on the row(s)
> > not on the column. If you have merged cells involved you will have
> > to adjust the row height other than by autofit. Once you have manually
> > changed the row height you stuck with having to manually adjust
> > in future usage.
> >
> >
> > -
> > HTH,
> > David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
> > My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
> > Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm
> >
> > "Mark_GS1CA" <Mark_GS1CA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9A49D784-3EDB-4CA7-8265-194B9CF6F852@microsoft.com...
> > > I am haveing a problem with Excel.
> > >
> > > Whenever word wrap is applied the text is not visable in the cell. It
> > > remains visable only in the bar above.
> > >
> > > I have already confirmed autofit and it reduces the column to 1 character
> > > wide.
> > >
> > > I tried detect and repair on the installation and nothing.
> > >
> > > I even upgraded from Excel 2k to Excel 2003 and no change.
> > >
> > > I would greatly appreciate help on this as it is really bugging me.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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Dave Peterson