XL7: Cannot Copy Worksheet That Contains a Map

ID: Q145571

7.00 7.00a WINDOWS kbusage kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, if you use the Move Or Copy Sheet command on the Edit menu to copy a worksheet that contains a data map, you receive the following error message:

   An error has occurred while opening a Microsoft Excel workbook.

After you click OK, a copy of the worksheet is created. The data exists in the copied worksheet, but the map container does not reflect the data that you mapped in the original sheet.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the Move Or Copy Sheet command on the Edit menu to move a worksheet containing a map. The message results only when you create a copy of the worksheet.

REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft Data Map, click Answer Wizard in Help and type:

   how do I create a map

KBCategory: kbusage kbprb KBSubcategory:

Additional reference words: 7.00 7.00a

Version           : 7.00 7.00a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: September 15, 1996