Microsoft KB Archive/177246

= Error Switching to a Workbook Window While Help Is Open =

Article ID: 177246

Article Last Modified on 8/19/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q177246



SYMPTOMS
When you switch to a workbook window while a Help window is visible, you may receive on of the following error messages:

The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 1 occurred.

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

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Sorry, a system error occurred.

Microsoft Excel error type 11.

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Cannot move or modify part of a pivot table.



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


 * Two or more workbook windows are open. -and-


 * A Help window is visible. -and-


 * You are in edit mode. -and-


 * You try to switch to a workbook that is different from the one you are editing.



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: crash XL

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbpending KB177246

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