XL98: Type 2 Error Occurs After Filling Formatting and SavingLast reviewed: February 2, 1998Article ID: Q178422 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSIf you drag the fill handle (the small black square in the corner of the selection) down a range of cells in Microsoft Excel, and then save the workbook, you may receive the following error message:
The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 2 has occurred. You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition shuts down.
CAUSEThis problem occurs if all of the following conditions are true:
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATIONWhen you fill a range in which one of the two originally selected cells has formatting and the other does not, the formatting alternates between rows in the range you filled. Given this scenario, every other row, beginning with the first row in the selection, uses conditional formatting; the other rows do not use conditional formatting.
REFERENCESFor more information about conditional formatting, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
conditionaland then double-click the selected text to go to the "Highlight data that meets conditions you specify" topic.
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