XL97: Error Formatting Chart Data Label Border

ID: Q173055

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you format a label on a chart, you may receive the following error message:

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be
   shut down.

If you click Details, a message similar to the following appears:

   Excel caused an invalid page fault in module Mso97.dll at
   0137:3084bc03.

When you click Close, Excel quits.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you do the following to your chart:

1. You apply fill effects to the background of the data labels for an

   entire series.

2. You either select or change the text in a single data label.

3. You format the border of that single data label.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbchart xlformat 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 6, 1998