Applies ToExcel 2010

Summary

This article describes the issues that are fixed in the Microsoft Excel 2010 hotfix package that is dated October 14, 2014.

INTRODUCTION

Issues that this hotfix package fixes

  • Assume that you insert a linked picture or a camera object to an Excel 2010 workbook. Then, you change the size of the object. When you double-click the object to open the source, the size of the object is changed to the original size. This issue occurs after you install Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

  • When you try to open an Excel Workbook from a SharePoint Server 2013 server in Excel 2010 on a Windows 8-based computer, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

    The file could not be accessed. Try one of the following:Make sure the specified folder exists.Make sure the folder that contains the file is not read-only.Make sure the file name does not contain any of the following characters: < > ? [ ] or *Make sure the file/path name doesn't contain more than 218 characters.

    This issue occurs if the path of the file contains more than 255 characters.

More Information

Hotfix information

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

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix package, you must have either Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed.For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2510690 List of all Office 2010 SP1 packages

2687521 List of all Office 2010 SP2 packages

Restart requirement

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

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 resolve the issues that are listed in this article.The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. 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.

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