WD: Changes to Microsoft Excel Object Not Saved in Word

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Changes you make to an embedded Microsoft Excel object are not saved when you quit Microsoft Excel. This problem occurs when you edited a Microsoft Excel object that has been embedded through the Insert menu or by using the "Insert Microsoft Excel Worksheet" button on the toolbar.

WORKAROUND

To ensure that the changes you make to an edited Microsoft Excel object are saved, do one of the following:

• Type the information you want in the embedded object, and then press the ENTER key or the TAB key. The insertion point moves to the next cell. Click outside of the worksheet to return to Word. This will update the object.
• After editing the Microsoft Excel object, click outside of the worksheet to return to Word. This will update the object.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows and Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.