XL2002: FRN: Active Cell to Moves to a Different Pane If You Type Character with Acute Accent (317864)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2002

This article was previously published under Q317864
NOTE: The information in this article applies to the French version of Microsoft Excel 2002.

SYMPTOMS

If you split the Excel window into two or more panes, and you then try to type a character with an acute accent, the active cell changes to another pane and the accent is typed in the wrong cell.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

To resolve this problem, obtain and install Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2). For additional information about how to obtain and install Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

325671 OFFXP: Overview of the Office XP Service Pack 2

Hotfix Information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP Public Update 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: 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. This fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date           Time  Version    Size       File name     
   -------------------------------------------------------
  02 MAR 2002   12:00:15   N/A    66,048     Xlintl.msp
  02 MAR 2002   12:01:58   N/A   324,608     Xlintl_Admin.msp
				
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
   Date        Time      Version      Size     File name     
   --------------------------------------------------------
   27-FEB-2002 03:20:10  10.0.3819.0  592,200  Xlintl32.dll
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the French version of Microsoft Excel 2002.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/6/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbOfficeXPPreSP2fix kbQFE KB317864