Excel 5.0 for the Macintosh: Summary List of Known Issues

The information in this article applies to:

SUMMARY

The following is a list of bugs confirmed in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for the Macintosh. This is not a comprehensive list and is current as of October 18, 1994.

For more information on the specific bugs listed in this article, query in the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the article ID (Qnnnnnn).

BUG LIST FOR VERSION 5.0

XL5: Error When Macro Closes Its Own Workbook

Q108507
In Microsoft Excel, if a Visual Basic procedure is started by an OnSheetDeactivate command and the procedure then closes the workbook in which it is contained, you receive the following error message:
The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an
error of type 1 occurred.

XL5: Custom Default Chart Format Not Applied to Embedded Chart

Q110829
In Microsoft Excel, when you create an embedded chart, the built-in default chart format is always applied (even when you select a custom chart format as the default).

XL5: Problems Scaling Embedded Excel Chart Object in Word

Q111805

Case 1: Microsoft Excel Chart Sheet

When you scale a Microsoft Excel 5.0 chart object that is embedded in a Microsoft Word document, the chart plot area may be scaled while the chart text, chart legend, and the object frame remain unscaled. These symptoms occur if your chart is a separate chart sheet in Microsoft Excel (instead of an embedded chart object in the Microsoft Excel worksheet).

Note: This only affects charts that you embed in Word; it does not apply to linked charts.

XL5: Can't Link to Worksheet with Exclamation Point in Name

Q111941
If you link information from a Microsoft Excel worksheet to a client application when the worksheet name contains an exclamation point (!), one of the following may occur:

XL5: Chart References to Pivot Table Not Updated Correctly

Q112031
In Microsoft Excel, if you create a chart from data in a pivot table, and you move either the chart or the pivot table to another workbook, changes you make to the pivot table while the workbook containing the chart is closed may not be reflected in the chart.

XL5: Save As or Delete Dialog Box Doesn't Close on OK

Q112178
In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, when you use the SAVE.AS? function or the FILE.DELETE? function in a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 macro sheet, and you use ERROR(FALSE) to avoid displaying error messages, the Save As or the Delete dialog box does not close when you choose OK.

MXL5: Rotated Text in Text Box Prints to Bottom of Page

Q122067
In Microsoft Excel, if you position a text box that contains rotated text on top of a page break on your worksheet, the text in the text box extends to the bottom of the first page, and begins at the top of the next page when you print the worksheet.

MXL5: Not All Worksheets Use Selected Printer Option

Q122068
In Microsoft Excel, when you print a selection of worksheets, or when you print the entire workbook, not all of the worksheets are printed with the selected printer options.

MXL5: Can't Use Cut/Copy/Paste Keys in Dialog

Q122069
In Microsoft Excel, you cannot use shortcut keys to cut, copy, or paste information in the cell reference boxes in the Macro, Cell Note, or Define Name dialog boxes.

Additional query words: MXL5

Keywords : xlmac
Version : MACINTOSH:5.0
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbinfo
Technology :


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