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Description of the Excel 2007 hotfix package: June 11, 2007


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Summary

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2007 hotfix package that is dated June 11, 2007.

This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:
  • The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
  • The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
  • Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
  • Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package.
  • Whether you must make any registry changes.
  • The files that the hotfix package contains.

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Introduction

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:
  • 940516 The labels on the vertical axis of a chart may wrap when you open a workbook in Excel 2007
This hotfix package fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
  • When you open a workbook that contains a chart that includes a polynomial trendline, parts of the formula that are higher than the third-order are missing.
  • When you format a series in an area chart that has a border, part of the border may be missing.
  • You reposition data labels in a chart in Excel 2007. Then, you save the workbook in the Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls) file format. If you close the workbook and then reopen the workbook, the data labels in the chart are moved to a different position. Or, the data labels are missing.
  • When you open a workbook that contains a chart that has axis labels in Excel 2007, the axis labels may be truncated or missing.

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More information

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. 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 Web site: 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

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you must either create a registry key or modify a registry key. For more information about the registry key, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
940516 The labels on the vertical axis of a chart may wrap when you open a workbook in Excel 2007

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 uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix. 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
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Office2007-kb938541-fullfile-x86-glb.exe12.0.6025.500013,387,62413-Jun-200714:46
Excel 2007
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Oart.msp10,709,50411-Jun-200722:51
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Oart.dll12.0.6025.500014,159,72811-Jun-200711:44
Compatibility Pack for Microsoft Office 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File nameFile sizeDateTime
Oartconv.msp5,840,89611-Jun-200722:51
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table:
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
Oartconv.dll12.0.6025.50008,428,41609-Jun-200704:45
Additional notes
  • For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.
  • For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
    824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Article Info
Article ID : 938541
Revision : 4
Created on : 11/15/2007
Published on : 11/15/2007
Exists online : False
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