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= <span id="KB171660"></span>XL97: Editing Chart Object Causes Illegal Operation =<br />
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Article ID: 171660<br />
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Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000<br />
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* Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition<br />
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This article was previously published under Q171660<br />
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== SYMPTOMS ==<br />
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When you attempt to edit a chart object in a Microsoft Office 97 program other than Microsoft Excel 97 by using the Chart Wizard, you may receive the following error message:<br />
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This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.<br /><br />
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.<br />
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If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:<br />
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EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:300acd92.<br />
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== CAUSE ==<br />
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This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:<br /><br />
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* You create a chart with error bars in Microsoft Excel 97. -and-<br /><br />
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* You drag the chart from Microsoft Excel to another Office 97 program (for example, Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint). -and-<br /><br />
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* You double-click the Microsoft Excel chart object in another Office 97 program to edit the object. -and-<br /><br />
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* You click the Chart Wizard tool and change the chart type in the Chart Wizard.<br />
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== WORKAROUND ==<br />
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To work around this problem, follow these steps:<br />
# Double-click the Excel chart object.<br />
# Click the Chart Wizard tool.<br />
# Click Next to proceed to step 2 in the Chart Wizard.<br />
# Click Back to return to step 1. Change the chart type and click Next.<br />
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Continue running the wizard and make the changes you want.<br />
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== STATUS ==<br />
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Excel 2000.<br />
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Additional query words: XL97 ipf gpf<br />
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Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug KB171660<br />
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