I am very sure it "disappears". Adjusting the rowheight has no effect.
Adjusting the column width has no effect.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Are you sure it disappears?
>
> If you adjust the rowheight, do you see all the text?
>
> Daniel Felkins wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the reply!
> >
> > I have this issue with cells that have even less than 15 characters in them.
> > Adding the alt-enters don't seem to help. I think that similar to Mark
> > there must be a .dll or something causing this. It now happens even when I
> > open an excel sheet that someone else created. Took me quite awhile to even
> > figure out that the issue was word wrap. But for some reason if I turn on
> > word wrap the contents are not visible in cell, yet the contents can be seen
> > on the formula bar. For example, if I close down excel, open a new workbook
> > type "The quick brown" into a cell then go to cell properties, place a check
> > mark in wrap text, click on ok. The moment I click on ok the text disappears
> > from the cell. I am really baffled by this. I have never had the issue
> > before and I don't know exactly when it started so I can't even for sure say
> > what I might have changed on my laptop to cause it.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice you can give to track this down.
> >
> > "Dave Peterson" wrote:
> >
> > > Try adding alt-enters (to force new lines within the cell) every 80-100
> > > characters.
> > >
> > > You may have to resize that rowheight (if the text is really, really long).
> > >
> > > Daniel Felkins wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Was anyone ever able to solve this issue? I am having the exact same
> > > > problem. I can't find anything on it in the MS KB.
> > > >
> > > > "Mark_GS1CA" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi David
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your time in replying.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am using Excel 2003 SP1 on XP Pro SP2
> > > > >
> > > > > I open a brand new work sheet in safe mode
> > > > > I type a line in a cell
> > > > > I right click cell: format: alignment: click word wrap annd...
> > > > > poof the text in the cell disappears
> > > > >
> > > > > I too have never seen the like, however this problem persists even after a
> > > > > reinstall of Office.
> > > > >
> > > > > I guess I will have to try a repair on the OS and hope that its a shared dll
> > > > > somewhere thats corrupted.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "David McRitchie" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Mark,
> > > > > > Check that the formatting is still General and not something that would
> > > > > > suppress display like all semicolons
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Make sure that there is not Conditional Formatting in Effect
> > > > > > if you don't see any, make sure
> > > > > > select all cells (ctrl+shift+spacebar even in Excel 2003)
> > > > > > format, Conditional Format, delete button , check all three and delete
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Make sure that the font is still black for automatic
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Try opening in "Safe Mode" which disables macros and add-ins.
> > > > > > http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/slowresp.htm
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I can't find anything in web searches to match your problem, well actually
> > > > > > I trying to specifically look for Excel 2003.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What version of Excel do you have.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Try clearing out your temporary internet file (from Internet Explorer), are
> > > > > > you short on disk space.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > 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" <MarkGS1CA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:22E3795C-4DA2-4540-8BAA-94C8E2C52D67@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > > 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
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