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Size of an Excel 2010 table changes unexpectedly when the zoom level is less than 100 percent in PowerPoint


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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You add a table that is created in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 to a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 slide.
  • You add a dword type registry key whose name is QFE_Boston under the following registry subkey and set the registry value to 1:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Options
  • You open the slide in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010.
  • You set the zoom level less than 100 percent.
  • You double-click the table to edit it.
  • You exit edit mode.
In this scenario, the size of the table is changed unexpectedly..

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, apply the following update:
2598143 Description of the Excel 2010 hotfix package (Excel-x-none.msp, Graph-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Keywords: kbqfe, kbcu, kbsurveynew, kb

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Article Info
Article ID : 2598308
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 6/5/2012
Exists online : False
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