Cannot see data that you copy from Excel 2002 in FrontPage 2002 preview (811207)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2002

SYMPTOMS

When you copy a range of data from Excel 2002 and then paste it into a Web page in Front Page 2002, not all copied data appears in the table in the Front Page Preview view. The columns that are adjacent to the hidden column do not appear in the preview. However, all data appears correctly in the Front Page Normal view. This symptom only occurs when the range of data you copied from Excel 2002 includes a hidden column.

RESOLUTION

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

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office 2000 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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.


The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date         Time   Size        File name
   -------------------------------------------
   11-Dec-2002  23:59  12,581,484  Excel.msp
   12-Dec-2002  00:43  14,987,380  Excelff.msp
After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have 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      Version      Size       File name     
   --------------------------------------------------------
   10-Dec-2002  14:07:14  10.0.4803.0  9,177,672  Excel.exe

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, paste the data into Front Page 2002 as text, and then format it into a table:
  1. Select the data from Excel 2002, and then click Copy on the Edit menu.
  2. In Front Page 2002, position the insertion point where you want to paste the data.
  3. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
  4. In the Convert Text dialog box, click Normal paragraphs with line breaks, and then click OK.
  5. Select the data you inserted.
  6. On the Table menu, point to Convert, and then click Text to Table.
  7. In the Convert Text to Table dialog box, click Other.
  8. In the text box, delete the period character, type an empty space by pressing the SPACEBAR key on your keyboard, and then click OK.

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.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbofficexppresp3fix kbOfficeXPsp2fix kbOfficeXPPreSP2fix kbOffice2000preSP3fix kbfix kbbug KB811207
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