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I have a worksheet that is protected with cells that are not protected. When I click in a cell that is unprotected and hit the F2 key to edit. It doesn't allow me to see what is in the cell at the cursor location. I have used Excel for a long time but have never seen this before. What setting have I messed up. I did develop the worksheet in Office 2010 and am running it in Office XP. I don't think that is the issue, I think I have selected the wrong setting somewhere.
Bill
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Answer accepted by question author
Unlock the sheet.
Select the "problem" cells.
Select Format | Cells...
Activate the Protection tab.
Make sure that the "Hidden" check box is clear (neither ticked nor filled).
Click OK.
Protect the sheet again.