Microsoft KB Archive/136394

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WD: Scientific Notation Converts Incorrectly from Excel

Article ID: 136394

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005



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



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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