XL98: Movie Stops Playing When Not Visible

Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q176848

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you are playing a movie that is embedded in a workbook, Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh Edition may stop playing the movie. This may happen even though the movie is set to play continuously.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

You scroll down the window so that the movie is no longer visible.
-and-
You click Loop on the Movie toolbar.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For more information about movies in a workbook, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   movies

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Insert a video on a worksheet" topic.

Additional query words: XL98 video
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.