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Article ID: 173078 - Last Review: January 20, 2007 - Revision: 1.1
OFF97: "That control can only..." Appears Clicking a Control
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SYMPTOMS
When you click a control in a Microsoft Excel 97 worksheet object that is
embedded in a Microsoft Word 97 document, a Microsoft PowerPoint 97
presentation, a Microsoft Office 97 Binder, or any other type of document,
you may receive the following error message:
Microsoft Excel
That control can only be used while the worksheet is displayed in a
separate window. Do you want to open a window for the worksheet?
If the error message is displayed in an Office Assistant balloon and you
click Yes or No, the error message may not disappear.
NOTE: Microsoft Excel 97 may appear to stop responding (hang).
CAUSE
This problem occurs when Microsoft Excel 97 incorrectly determines which
window currently has the focus. In this case, the worksheet object has the
focus even though an error message is displayed by the Office Assistant.
Note that this problem does not occur when the error message is displayed
in a error message dialog box outside of the Assistant.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
- Press Y or N depending on whether you want to open a window for the
worksheet.
-or-
- Click anywhere in the Microsoft Excel worksheet object. Then, click
Yes or No in the Office Assistant balloon.
The error message disappears.
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.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
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