Link from MS Word Table Does Not Update Deleted Cells
Article ID: 153483
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q153483
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you link to a table in a Microsoft Word for
Windows document, if the contents of a cell in the table are deleted, the
deletion is not updated in Microsoft Excel. The cell in Microsoft Excel
shows the previous contents, not an empty or blank cell.
WORKAROUND
When you delete the content of a table cell in Microsoft Word, add a space
to the cell. An empty cell can be represented in Microsoft Excel by
replacing the Microsoft Word for Windows table cell contents with a space.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Excel
versions listed above. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: emptied clear cleared erase XL
Keywords: KB153483