Microsoft KB Archive/178671

= OFF98: Editing Chart Object Causes Type 2 Error =

Article ID: 178671

Article Last Modified on 11/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q178671



SYMPTOMS
When you try to edit a chart object in a Microsoft Office 98 program other than Microsoft Excel 98 by using the Chart Wizard, you may receive the following error message:

The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because

an error of type 2 occurred.

You should save your work in the other open applications and restart

the computer.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:


 * You create a chart with error bars in Microsoft Excel.

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 * You drag the chart from Microsoft Excel to another Office 98 program (for example, Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint).

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 * You double-click the Microsoft Excel chart object in another Office program to edit the object.

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 * You click the Chart Wizard tool and change the chart type in the Chart Wizard.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:


 * 1) Double-click the Excel chart object.
 * 2) Click the Chart Wizard tool.
 * 3) Click Next to proceed to step 2 in the Chart Wizard.
 * 4) Click Back to return to step 1. Change the chart type, and then click Next.



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.

Additional query words: OFF98 PPT98 XL98 WD98 hang crash

Keywords: kbbug KB178671

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