Microsoft KB Archive/814020

= XL2002: Excel Data Changes Font Format After You Edit the Excel Data in Word =

Article ID: 814020

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
If you paste Excel data in a Microsoft Word document, and then you edit the Excel data, the font format of the data may change.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you paste the Excel data as a Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object.



Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Part 1: Download and Install the Update
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The Global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Size        File name -  11-Feb-2003  18:26   2,411,872  Excelop.msp   (Client Patch) 08-Feb-2003 00:11  15,011,168  Excelff.msp   (Full File Patch)

After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:   Date          Time       Version       Size        File name 27-Jan-2003  19:54:34   10.0.4817.0   8,888,320   Excel.exe

Part 2: Activate the Update
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To activate this update, follow these steps:  Quit Excel. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate the following registry key:

 With the Options key selected, on the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type QFE_Boston, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click QFE_Boston, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1 and then click OK.</li> On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2

Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

330537 OFFXP: Office XP Updates and Patches Released After September 2002 May Require Windows Installer 2.0

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.

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