ProofReader Repeats Single Number or Does Not Initiate Volume (121011)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Sound System 1.0
- Microsoft Windows Sound System 2.0
This article was previously published under Q121011 SYMPTOMS
When you are using the ProofReader utility in a Microsoft Word document
containing a Microsoft Excel embedded object and you choose the Selected
Range or On Entry command, ProofReader either does not initiate any volume
(although the pointer flashes as if sound interrupts are being attempted),
or it selects one number in the selected field and repeats the same number
in a loop.
CAUSE
The ProofReader option found in the Excel toolbar is actually the file
PROOF.XLA. The above symptoms occur because this file is not properly
initiated when it is started from an embedded or linked Excel object in
another application.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem: - Use the full ProofReader utility in Windows Sound System version 2.0 as
follows:
- Start ProofReader from the icon found in the Windows Sound System
group.
- Minimize ProofReader.
- Select the range to be proofread by typing CTRL+N or choosing
Selected Range from the Proof menu.
-or-
- Start Microsoft Excel as the first application with the active Proof
menu (ProofReader-PROOF.XLA). Use the following steps:
- Start Excel with PROOF.XLA.
- Minimize Excel.
- Start the application containing the embedded or linked Excel object.
- Select the embedded or linked Excel object.
In Excel, the Proof command becomes available and works correctly
provided that the PROOF.XLA Excel session is still open and minimized.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows Sound System
versions 1.0 and 2.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/20/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB121011 |
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