Summary
This article describes the Microsoft Excel 2010 issues that are fixed in the Excel 2010 hotfix package that is dated February 22, 2011.
INTRODUCTION
Issues that this hotfix package fixes
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Consider the following scenario:
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You create a Pivot Table that contains a report filter in Microsoft Excel 2010, and then you create it based on an OLAP cube data source.
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You are granted read permission to access specific data in the OLAP cube.
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You try to open the report filter to change the filter criteria on the Pivot Table. The filter criteria was previously set to show the data for which you have no access permission.
Operation canceled by user.
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Consider the following scenario:
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You apply the hotfix package that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article 2459118 to Excel 2010.
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You insert a text box that contains no characters into an Excel 2003 workbook, and then you center the vertical alignment of the text box.
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You open the workbook in Excel 2010, and then you save the workbook.
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You open the workbook in Excel 2003.
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Consider the following scenario. You type a long sentence that overflows a cell in an Excel 2010 workbook. Then, you click the Justify option for the cell. And then, you click the Cancel button in the dialog box. In this scenario, Excel 2010 may crash.
Note The Justify option is located in the Home tab, under Editing\Fill\Justify. -
Consider the following scenario:
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You add an active ActiveX control to an Excel 2010 workbook.
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You add the BeforeClose event handler to the Excel 2010 workbook.
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You click the ActiveX control button in the Excel 2010 workbook.
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You try to exit Excel 2010.
Run-time error ‘424’ occurs: Object Required
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You create a user-defined function in Excel 2010. The user-defined function uses the Excel4 function of the XLL API to obtain the name of the sheet where the current evaluating formula is located in. However, Excel returns the active sheet incorrectly instead of the sheet that has the evaluating formula.
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2503335 An ActiveX control does not reappear as expected in an Excel 2010 workbook when you unhide the columns that include the control
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2496265 The position of a third-party ActiveX control changes when you toggle the visibility of the control in Excel 2010
Resolution
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.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.
Restart requirement
You may 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 the hotfix 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 issue that is 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. x86 Download information
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Excel2010-kb2475876-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
14.0.5136.5000 |
40,522,536 |
03-Feb-2011 |
23:54 |
x86 |
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Excel-x-none.msp |
Not Applicable |
45,815,808 |
03-Feb-2011 |
12:58 |
Not Applicable |
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table: Excel-x-none.msp information
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Excel.exe |
14.0.5136.5000 |
20,757,856 |
03-Feb-2011 |
07:36 |
x86 |
Excelcnv.exe |
14.0.5136.5000 |
17,804,640 |
02-Feb-2011 |
15:58 |
x86 |
Xlicons.exe |
14.0.5120.5000 |
1,479,520 |
27-Jul-2010 |
12:37 |
x86 |
x64 Download information
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Excel2010-kb2475876-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
14.0.5136.5000 |
43,243,872 |
04-Feb-2011 |
01:07 |
x86 |
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Excel-x-none.msp |
Not Applicable |
47,798,784 |
03-Feb-2011 |
13:39 |
Not Applicable |
After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes, or a later version of the file attributes, that are listed in the following table: Excel-x-none.msp information
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
Platform |
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Excel.exe |
14.0.5136.5000 |
28,239,712 |
03-Feb-2011 |
07:52 |
x64 |
Excelcnv.exe |
14.0.5136.5000 |
25,003,872 |
02-Feb-2011 |
16:14 |
x64 |
Xlicons.exe |
14.0.5120.5000 |
1,479,520 |
27-Jul-2010 |
12:37 |
x86 |
References
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates