Microsoft KB Archive/136394

= WD: Scientific Notation Converts Incorrectly from Excel =

Article ID: 136394

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q136394



SYMPTOMS
The exponents of numbers formatted in scientific notation in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet are reduced by 1 when you open the spreadsheet in Word. The reduced exponent results in a number that is larger than expected.



WORKAROUND
To work around the problem, copy and paste the cells from Excel to Word.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word 97 for Windows, version 97. It was also corrected in Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

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