XL97: Question Marks Appear After Deactivating Worksheet Object

After you edit a Microsoft Excel worksheet object that is embedded in a Microsoft Word document and then switch to Microsoft Word, some of the characters in the Microsoft Excel worksheet object may be displayed as question marks.

This problem may occur if you type Unicode characters into one or more of the cells in the Microsoft Excel worksheet object.

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

Although one or more of the characters are displayed as question marks, the characters are displayed normally when you switch to the Microsoft Excel worksheet object.