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OFF95: Inserting An Excel Object Inserts Single Cell

Article ID: 135730

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q135730

SYMPTOMS

When a Microsoft Excel 7.0 object is inserted from a file, the result may be a single cell, regardless of the used area of the workbook.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the source file is currently open in Microsoft Excel.

WORKAROUND

To avoid this problem, close the source document in Microsoft Excel before you insert an object from that file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When a saved workbook is open in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, and an object based on the file is inserted in an OLE compliant application, only a single cell is inserted. This object can then be scaled and sized to view a greater area of the Microsoft Excel worksheet.

Additional query words: interoperability

Keywords: KB135730