Did you format the cell to wraptext?

Format|cells|alignment tab

And did you autofit the row height?

Jtanberg wrote:
>
> No sir not true. I open a blank spreadsheet and put anything in it like "The
> dog ran around the block three times this week" even tried 3 words "The Boy
> Ran" and it disappears. It is very strange. Thank you for the suggestion and
> all others still welcome. Thank you
>
> "Dave Peterson" wrote:
>
> > I bet you have lots of text in that cell.
> >
> > Try adding alt-enters (to force a new line within the cell) every 80-100
> > characters. Then you'll be able to see more characters.
> >
> > Jtanberg wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello. I have a user here that on his machine only when you format a cell and
> > > choose wrap text the text dissapears from the cell but still shows in the
> > > formula bar. It is with every spreadsheet including if we open a blank one
> > > and try it. I have been searching google and others have the same issue but
> > > can't seem to find an answer. He is running office 2000 SP4 but I do not
> > > think the version is related. He is a programmer and he messes with dll's all
> > > the time so I have a feeling it has something to do with a shared dll. Here
> > > are the things I have tried. Any help is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Tried removing the Excel.xlb file from C:\Documents and
> > > Settings\-your name-\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel
> > >
> > > Detect and Repair
> > > Made sure the text is not white
> > > Tried changing the cell to General just to make sure there is nothing strange
> >
> > --
> >
> > Dave Peterson
> >

--

Dave Peterson