When you right-click an embedded Microsoft Excel worksheet contained in a Microsoft Word 97 document, point to Worksheet Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Open, you may receive the following error messages:

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This problem may occur if the following circumstances are true:

•	In Microsoft Word version 6.0 or Microsoft Word version 7.0, you embed a Microsoft Excel file into your document. -and-
•	The Excel file contains a Visual Basic for Applications module sheet. -and-
•	You perform the following steps: 1. You right-click the embedded Excel object, point to Worksheet Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Open. 2. In Excel, you click "Close & Return to <Document>", where <Document> is the name of the Word document. 3. You right-click the embedded Excel object, point to Worksheet Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Open.

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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:

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

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