Microsoft KB Archive/211845

= XL2000: Page Fault When You Press ENTER After Clicking Camera Tool =

Article ID: 211845

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211845





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 2000, if you click the Camera button, and then press ENTER, you may receive the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:

EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:300da09c.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button for the first time in the current session of Microsoft Excel.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button. Instead, click the worksheet and allow Microsoft Excel to create the picture. After Microsoft Excel creates the picture, you can move it to a different location.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel 2000, you can click the Camera button to take a picture of a range of cells. This picture remains linked to the original range of cells you selected. If the original cells are changed, the picture is automatically updated.

To display the Camera button in Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize. Click the Commands tab.
 * 2) In Categories list, click Tools. Scroll to the bottom of the Commands list.
 * 3) Drag the Camera button from the Commands list to a visible toolbar.
 * 4) Click Close when you are done.

To take a picture of a range of cells, select the range of cells, and then click Camera. To place the picture in the worksheet, click the location in the worksheet where you want the picture to appear.

Additional query words: XL2000

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