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    My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Now The text box autofit spreads the message on one line right accross the Sheet. What Happened? I am using Excell 2007
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Are we talking about a TextBox or a cell ?
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    I believe it should be cell


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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    textboxes have an autofit too ;-)
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Yes a text box. Normally the box surrounds the text in a largish rectangle, but now it surrounds the text in a thin rectangle. For example if the text is 50 letters long then the rectangle is 50 letters long.

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    change the textbox multiline property to true if it's active x...

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Thank you. How do I do that!
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    1. Go to Excel settings and options ......... Round button, top left of the excel screen
    2. Select Excel Options - bottom button
    3. Select "Show developer tb in ribbon" 3rd row down
    4. selct ok
    5. Select the ribbon developer tab
    6. Select "Design Mode"
    7. Select your textbox ..................... If it won't select it isn't ActiveX
    8. Find the multiline property in the properties display list
    9. Set to true
    10. Resize the textbox to suit
    11. Deselect Development

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Thank you again... but I can't find the 'Round Button, top left of the excell screen'. I only have the save and print button. I have 'Excell non commercial use'
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    The weird orange round button

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    with coloured boxes on it.. Office button

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    That's the one...... I've put a picture of it on my previous post

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Oh I see...... and I have found the bottom button. Will try to complete instructions

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Okay have completed up to instruction 8. The properties list doesn't show seem to show multiline
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Sounds to me like your textbox is not an ActiveX but a form... Try right clicking on the textbox ... If it selects ok try resizing it
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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    I don't seem to have achieved my goal.. the text box can be resized but when I use autofit it behaves with one long line only again. I couldn't find a multiline reference on the properties list.
    Thanks for your help. I have learned a few things!
    Last edited by tht37; 04-29-2013 at 01:26 PM.

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    If the properties were listed then it is activeX, in which case you should be able to select and resize it..
    If there is no multiline property it's probably a label and not a textbox....
    Can you upload the file - it would save loads of messing about...

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Thanks for your help Andy. I'm running out of time. I'll have to think about what I've done. Thanks again

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    Re: My text box autofit was working perfectly

    Quote Originally Posted by JosephP View Post
    textboxes have an autofit too ;-)
    Yeah! You are right my assumption failed in this

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