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XL2000: Page Fault When You Press ENTER After Clicking Camera Tool


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This article was previously published under Q211845

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Symptoms

In Microsoft Excel 2000, if you click the Camera button, and then press ENTER, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:300da09c.

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Cause

This problem may occur if you press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button for the first time in the current session of Microsoft Excel.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, do not press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button. Instead, click the worksheet and allow Microsoft Excel to create the picture. After Microsoft Excel creates the picture, you can move it to a different location.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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More information

In Microsoft Excel 2000, you can click the Camera button to take a picture of a range of cells. This picture remains linked to the original range of cells you selected. If the original cells are changed, the picture is automatically updated.

To display the Camera button in Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:
1.On the Tools menu, click Customize. Click the Commands tab.
2.In Categories list, click Tools. Scroll to the bottom of the Commands list.
3.Drag the Camera button from the Commands list to a visible toolbar.
4.Click Close when you are done.
To take a picture of a range of cells, select the range of cells, and then click Camera. To place the picture in the worksheet, click the location in the worksheet where you want the picture to appear.

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Keywords: KB211845, kbpending, kbbug, kberrmsg

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Article Info
Article ID : 211845
Revision : 3
Created on : 9/27/2003
Published on : 9/27/2003
Exists online : False
Views : 240