Your memory serves you pretty well, I just checked all versions from Excel
95 to Excel 12 beta and 12 is the only one that comes with the icon right
out of the box, of course most people will have a hard time to find it at
first since there is no fileprint area anymore bg

--
Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

(No private emails please)


"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
...
You sure it was in earlier versions -- right out of the box?

But you can add it to your favorite toolbar:
tools|Customize|commands tab|File category
scroll down the commands list looking for Set Print Area
and drag it to where you want it.

I thought I did that with earlier versions, too--but my memory ain't what
it
used to be!

Mark W. Holiday wrote:

The "set print area" icon has been eliminated in Excel 2003. It was an
excellent feature and should be returned.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...excel.newusers

--

Dave Peterson