XL97: Page Fault Pressing ENTER After Clicking Camera Tool (168366)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q168366

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, if you click the Camera button, and then press ENTER, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:300da09c.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if you press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button for the first time in the current session of Microsoft Excel.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button. Instead, click the worksheet and allow Microsoft Excel to create the picture. After Microsoft Excel creates the picture, you can move it to a different location.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel 97, you can click the Camera button to take a picture of a range of cells. This picture remains linked to the original range of cells you selected. If the original cells are changed, the picture is automatically updated.

To display the Camera button in Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize. Then, click the Commands tab.
  2. In the list of Categories, click Tools. Then, scroll to the bottom of the Commands list.
  3. Drag the Camera button from the Commands list to a visible toolbar.
  4. Click Close when you are done.
To take a picture of a range of cells, select the range of cells, and then click Camera. To place the picture in the worksheet, click the location in the worksheet where you want the picture to appear.

In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, if you press ENTER immediately after clicking the Camera button, you do not receive an error message.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/22/2000
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB168366
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