XL97: Page Fault Pressing HOME with Transition Navigation Keys (170939)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q170939 SYMPTOMS
If you press HOME, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the
following:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module Excel.exe at
0137:300e4add.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if all of the following conditions are true:
- The Transition Navigation Keys check box is selected on the Transition
tab in the Options dialog box.
-and-
- You click the equal sign (=) in the formula bar to begin a formula.
-and-
- After you enter the formula, you press HOME.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, begin the formulas by typing the equal sign (=)
instead of clicking the equal sign (=) in the formula bar.
STATUS
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.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Excel 97 has a new feature called the Formula Palette. When you
create a formula that contains a function, the Formula Palette helps you
enter worksheet functions. As you enter a function into the formula, the
Formula Palette displays the name of the function, each of its arguments, a
description of the function and each argument, the current result of the
function, and the current result of the entire formula. To display the
Formula Palette, click Edit Formula (the equal sign) in the formula bar.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Formula Palette, click the Office Assistant,
type formula palette, click Search, and then click to view "About using
the Formula Palette to enter and edit formulas."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
Program or Component
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/22/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB170939 |
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