Description of the Excel 2007 hotfix package (oartconv-x-none.msp, oart-x-none.msp): June 28, 2011

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated June 28, 2011.

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

• You have a chart that shows the data labels in an Excel 2007 worksheet. You use the <Datalabel>.Characters.Text method to update the text in the data label of the first category. In this situation, the text is not updated as expected.
• Error bars are shown incorrectly outside the plot area of some Excel charts.
• Assume that you install the hotfix package that is mentioned in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article 978400. When you insert a large image in an Excel 2007 worksheet, the image displays unclear.
• You have a chart that contains lots of data points in an Excel 2007 worksheet. For example, there are 5000 data points in the chart. When you move the mouse over some data points, the data labels for the data points may display incorrect information.�
• When you resize the contour chart in Excel 2007, the colors in the contour chart may change unexpectedly.
• Assume that a chart from an Excel 2007 workbook is linked to a data source in another Excel 2007 workbook. When you break the link by using the Break Links command, the chart becomes blank.
• You have a 2-D chart that contains two data series in an Excel 2007 workbook. When you plot one of the data series to a secondary axis, the label of the primary axis (x-axis) displays incorrectly.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must have 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 installed to apply this hotfix package.

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Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download information



Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information



Oartconv-x-none.msp file information

Oart-x-none.msp file information

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