OFFXP: Right-to-Left Text in Excel Objects Is Printed Incorrectly from Word (312385)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q312385 SYMPTOMS
When you use the Paste Link command to paste a Microsoft Excel worksheet into Microsoft Word, and the worksheet contains right-to-left text, such as Arabic or Hebrew text, the text changes to diagonal lines, rectangles, Latin letters, or other characters when printed.
Note, the right-to-left text appears correctly on the screen.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, before you print, press CTRL+SHIFT+F9 to break the link to the Excel worksheet object. After you print, undo the broken link by clicking Undo on the Edit menu.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATIONNOTE: This article discusses complex scripts functionality. Complex scripts functionality is available when you use the Office Language Settings tool to enable a language, such as Arabic or Hebrew, that requires this functionality. For more information about multilingual features, click Microsoft <I BRACKET="YES">your Office product</I> Help on the Help menu, type multilingual features in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics that are returned.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/6/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbOfficeXPpreSP1fix KB312385 |
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