Description of the 2007 Office system hotfix package (oartconv-x-none.msp, oart-x-none.msp): August 31, 2010

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

• Consider the following scenario:

  • You insert a chart that is created in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 into an Office PowerPoint 2003 presentation.

  • The chart contains an accent color.

  • You open the presentation by using Office PowerPoint 2007.
    

  • You double-click the chart and then you select Convert.
    

  
  In this scenario, the accent color is changed to black.
  

  
  

• You insert an indexed Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image into an Office Excel 2007 workbook or an Office Word document. You try to compress the image by using the Compress Pictures command. In this situation, the image does not get compressed.
  

  
  

• You have an Office Excel 2007 workbook that contains a chart. The chart has a date axis. However, the data range of the chart contains many blank cells. In this situation, Office Excel 2007 may crash when you move the pointer over the chart.
  

  
  

• You create a 3-D surface chart that is based on certain data in an Office Excel 2007 workbook. Then, you exit Office Excel 2007 without saving the workbook. In this situation, Office Excel 2007 crashes.
  

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to resolve 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:

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