Description of the Excel 2010 hotfix package (Excel-x-none.msp): April 24, 2012

Issue that this hotfix package fixes

• Consider the following scenario:

  • You open an Excel 2010 workbook.

  • You open the same workbook in a second Excel 2010 instance, and then click the Notify button.

  • You close the first Excel 2010 instance.

  • You click the Read-Write button in the File Now Available dialog box in the second Excel 2010 instance.

  In this scenario, hyperlinks in the workbook do no work. Additionally, this issue remains after you save the workbook.
  

• In Excel 2010, the tooltip does not display the value of a series in a PivotChart chart that is connected to an On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) data source. 
  
  Note This issue does not occur in Microsoft Office Excel 2007.
  

• Assume that you have a Microsoft Office Excel 2003 file opened, and that the zoom setting is not 100 percent. While the file is open, you open an HTML file that was saved in Office Excel 2003. In this situation, the custom column width in the HTML file is changed.
  

• 2598260 An ActiveX button is changed to an incorrect size in an Excel 2010 worksheet after you view the print preview of the worksheet

• 2598259 An ActiveX button is changed to an incorrect size in an Excel 2010 worksheet after you click the ActiveX button

• 2598310 A button form control is displayed incorrectly in a workbook after you view the print preview of the workbook in Excel 2010

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 the problem 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote 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.