XL: Link from MS Word Table Does Not Update Deleted Cells

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you link to a table in a Microsoft Word for Windows document, if the contents of a cell in the table are deleted, the deletion is not updated in Microsoft Excel. The cell in Microsoft Excel shows the previous contents, not an empty or blank cell.

WORKAROUND

When you delete the content of a table cell in Microsoft Word, add a space to the cell. An empty cell can be represented in Microsoft Excel by replacing the Microsoft Word for Windows table cell contents with a space.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Excel versions listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.