Excel 2003 articles, fixes and updates

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Excel 2003 starts with letter T that have been released. The list is daily updated.

927223 The Save As dialog box is displayed when you use Windows Explorer to open an Office file after you install the Compatibility Pack Q927223 KB927223 January 25, 2021
983435 The result of a calculation that uses the data in a merged cell does not match the result that is expected based on the visible data in the merged cell in Excel 2000, in Excel 2002, in Excel 2003, in Office Excel 2007, or in Excel 2010 Q983435 KB983435 December 18, 2020
925082 The icon is blank when you insert an object or a file into a document, presentation, spreadsheet, or other Microsoft Office file Q925082 KB925082 April 21, 2018
823838 The result is "FALSE" when you use the ISBLANK() function in an Excel spreadsheet Q823838 KB823838 April 21, 2018
315961 The VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP functions fail to find a number in a list in Excel Q315961 KB315961 April 21, 2018
832293 The .SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks) VBA function does not work as expected in Excel Q832293 KB832293 April 20, 2018
825770 Text does not appear in a text box after you paste an Excel chart into Word in Office 2003 Q825770 KB825770 April 19, 2018
834009 The font style of text in an Excel 2003 worksheet object may change in Word or in PowerPoint Q834009 KB834009 April 18, 2018
312589 The Menu bar or the Minimize, Restore, and Close buttons are missing in Excel and in Word Q312589 KB312589 April 17, 2018
277600 The password you use to connect to the server is not saved when you import data from a server by using ODBC Connection in Excel Q277600 KB277600 April 17, 2018
224351 The Dsofile.dll files lets you edit Office document properties when you do not have Office installed Q224351 KB224351 April 17, 2018
214394 The column width is not the same when printed in Excel Q214394 KB214394 April 17, 2018
895562 The conditional formatting may be set incorrectly when you use VBA in Excel Q895562 KB895562 April 16, 2018
819033 The Solver add-in may not work or does not find a solution in Excel 2003 and in Excel 2007 Q819033 KB819033 April 16, 2018
288858 The worksheet may be printed at a different size than you expect when you print a worksheet in Excel Q288858 KB288858 April 16, 2018
214029 The selected Data Analysis tool uses only data from the active sheet if sheets of a workbook are grouped in Excel Q214029 KB214029 April 16, 2018
212022 The "Center Across Columns" button does not appear on the toolbar or on the Ribbon in Excel Q212022 KB212022 April 16, 2018
315353 "The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed" error when you try to install a program in Windows 7 or Windows Vista Q315353 KB315353 May 15, 2017
911750 The format of the dates is incorrect when you use a VBA macro to convert a CSV text file in Excel 2003 Q911750 KB911750 March 29, 2017
898469 The Office Setup program unexpectedly quits, and you do not receive an error message Q898469 KB898469 March 29, 2017
302911 The page setup settings in a shared workbook are different for each user in Excel Q302911 KB302911 January 7, 2017
934269 The words "Friendster," "Klum," "Nazr," "Obama," and "Racicot" are not recognized when you check the spelling of English-language text in the Office 2003 programs Q934269 KB934269 January 16, 2015
929436 The EuroTool add-in has been updated to include Slovenian functionality in Excel 2003 Q929436 KB929436 January 16, 2015
925224 The format of the dates in a range in an Excel 2003 spreadsheet changes to the "mm/dd/yyyy" format when you use a macro to recalculate the range Q925224 KB925224 January 16, 2015
922441 The Last Modified date and time value is automatically updated when you close an IRM-protected file without saving it in Word 2003, in Excel 2003, and in PowerPoint 2003 Q922441 KB922441 January 16, 2015
914907 The installation of an update for an Office 2003 program may not be completed successfully after you run the Disk Cleanup tool Q914907 KB914907 January 16, 2015
904128 The VBA function Application.International(xlMonthLeadingZero) returns a False value in the Japanese version of Excel Q904128 KB904128 January 16, 2015
900460 The Private Bytes counter in Performance Monitor may continually increase when an ActiveX control that is in an Office 2003 document is updated Q900460 KB900460 January 16, 2015
892301 The installation log file may incorrectly list the "Install return code: 0" error when you install Office 2003 on a client computer Q892301 KB892301 January 16, 2015
952334 The caption texts of the ActiveX components in Excel 2003 may be distorted after you use the Mstsc.exe command together with the /span switch Q952334 KB952334 January 15, 2015
928423 The results of a calculation that uses the "LINEST" function in Excel 2003 may differ from the results in earlier versions of Excel Q928423 KB928423 January 15, 2015
925797 The YIELD function results in an unexpectedly large value when the security's settlement date and maturity date are the 30th or the 31st of the same month in Excel 2003 Q925797 KB925797 January 15, 2015
915493 The parentheses in a formula appear in bold formatting when you use the arrow keys to move the cursor through a formula in Excel 2003 Q915493 KB915493 January 15, 2015
913449 Text in an EMF+ or an EMF+ dual format drawing may be truncated when the text is printed in an Office 2003 program Q913449 KB913449 January 15, 2015
896146 The program stops responding when the spelling and the grammar are checked in an Office 2003 document Q896146 KB896146 January 15, 2015
890547 The Exchange Global Address List may not be available in the Permission dialog box for an e-mail message or for a document in an Office 2003 program Q890547 KB890547 January 15, 2015
887571 The Office 2003 spelling checker incorrectly identifies the word "Iqaluit" as misspelled Q887571 KB887571 January 15, 2015
839883 There may be a delay before the File list box is populated when you open or when you save an Office 2003 document and browse folders that reside on a domain-based DFS share Q839883 KB839883 January 12, 2015
837238 The link source for a defined name is not available in Excel Q837238 KB837238 January 12, 2015
832889 The File Open dialog box does not automatically select the first available document in an Office program Q832889 KB832889 January 12, 2015
827317 The MATCH function may return an unexpected value in Excel Q827317 KB827317 January 12, 2015
277585 The LINEST function returns incorrect results in Excel Q277585 KB277585 January 10, 2015
823815 Truncated setup log file is created during the installation of Office Q823815 KB823815 December 26, 2014
827743 TINV formula returns a #N/A error in Excel Q827743 KB827743 December 25, 2014
826711 Traditional Chinese end-user-defined characters (EUDC) do not appear correctly after you install Office 2003 Q826711 KB826711 December 25, 2014
307230 The StyleSheets parameter of the OpenXML method is ignored when you try to automat Excel Q307230 KB307230 December 25, 2014
293303 Technical resources for Office Products Q293303 KB293303 December 24, 2014
282158 The background error checker does not flag the formula as an error when you enter an array formula in Excel Q282158 KB282158 December 24, 2014
2983435 The result of a calculation that uses the data in a merged cell does not match the result that is expected based on the visible data in the merged cell in Excel 2000, in Excel 2002, in Excel 2003, in Office Excel 2007, or in Excel 2010 Q2983435 KB2983435 June 21, 2014
825939 The AutomationSecurity property behavior has changed in Office 2003 Q825939 KB825939 June 20, 2014
918323 The EnableSelection property is not saved when you use a VBA macro to set the property in Excel 2002 or in Excel 2003 Q918323 KB918323 November 2, 2013
830138 The "OLAP PivotTable Considerations" Excel white paper is available from the Microsoft Download Center Q830138 KB830138 November 2, 2013
120596 Text files that are larger than 65,536 rows cannot be imported to Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002 and Excel 2003 Q120596 KB120596 December 19, 2012
2983129 Text box margins are lost in an Excel workbook when the workbook is saved as "Excel 97-2003 Workbook" and then reopened in Excel 2003 Q2983129 KB2983129 November 1, 2012
983129 Text box margins are lost in an Excel workbook when the workbook is saved as "Excel 97-2003 Workbook" and then reopened in Excel 2003 Q983129 KB983129 November 1, 2012
2697462 Text has incorrect format when using paste in Microsoft Office Q2697462 KB2697462 October 2, 2012
930253 The file size of an Excel workbook may unexpectedly increase exponentially Q930253 KB930253 February 15, 2012
887964 The LINEST function returns an incorrect value in Excel 2003 Q887964 KB887964 October 9, 2011
958146 The text in a Graph object in an Office 2003 application seems to overlap or seems to be squeezed together when you use Excel 2003 on a Terminal Services client that is running in Monitor Spanning mode Q958146 KB958146 October 8, 2011
833258 The fill color, the fill pattern, or the line color of a WordArt or AutoShape object in an Office document does not change Q833258 KB833258 September 18, 2011
284896 The "Most recently used" list is missing from the File menu, and the "Recently used file list" option is unavailable in Office XP and in Office 2003 Q284896 KB284896 September 18, 2011
827739 The Ink Annotation feature is available in a slide show in PowerPoint 2003 and in PowerPoint 2007 Q827739 KB827739 September 12, 2011
2020387 TFS 2008 large work item queries starting with '-' '=' or '+' symbol doesn't get published with Excel 2003 Q2020387 KB2020387 March 17, 2010
976467 The caption texts of ActiveX components in Excel 2003 are distorted after you use a third-party Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution to span across multiple monitors Q976467 KB976467 November 20, 2009
976466 The caption texts of ActiveX components in Excel 2003 are distorted after you use a third-party Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution to span across multiple monitors Q976466 KB976466 November 11, 2009
834427 The Remove Hidden Data tool for Office 2003 and Office XP Q834427 KB834427 June 26, 2009
875452 The Microsoft Office 2003 Activation Wizard disappears when you use the telephone option to activate a Microsoft Office 2003 license Q875452 KB875452 June 6, 2008
828484 The Close button appears dimmed and is unavailable in Excel 2003 Q828484 KB828484 May 29, 2008
828376 "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" error message when you click a feature in an Office 2003 program Q828376 KB828376 December 4, 2007
823208 There is no option in the Shared Workspace task pane of an Office 2003 program to edit the "Location for new workspace" list Q823208 KB823208 November 30, 2007
938814 The functionality of an add-in, an ActiveX control, or a COM add-in is reduced, or the functionality is blocked after you install Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Q938814 KB938814 October 31, 2007
926528 The Microsoft System Information utility on a Windows Vista-based computer does not does not include information about an installed Microsoft Office application Q926528 KB926528 October 15, 2007
925424 The "Browse in same window" check box is unavailable for 2007 Office file types after you install the "Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats" Q925424 KB925424 October 15, 2007
873364 The sort order may be different in Excel 2003 compared to previous versions if the data is within a filtered list or pivot table Q873364 KB873364 October 15, 2007
828384 The types of files and add-ins that the security level settings can affect in Office 2003 and in Office 2007 Q828384 KB828384 July 3, 2007
277612 Table markers do not appear when you perform a Web Query in Excel on a secure Web site Q277612 KB277612 June 27, 2007
321889 Text boxes in organization chart do not resize automatically Q321889 KB321889 June 5, 2007
302672 The "Plot Empty Cells as Interpolated" option is unavailable in Excel Q302672 KB302672 June 5, 2007
292473 The "Smart Tag" indicator does not appear in merged cells in Excel 2002 Q292473 KB292473 June 2, 2007
937619 The "Worksheet_Change" or "Workbook_SheetChange" event does not occur when you use the Cut command to delete a cell that contains a query table or a PivotTable and then try to paste the cell in Excel Q937619 KB937619 May 30, 2007
937373 The digital signature is lost when you use an earlier version of an Office program to open a file that was saved in a 2007 Office program Q937373 KB937373 May 29, 2007
899712 The latest version of the document does not appear in Internet Explorer when you open a Word document, an Excel workbook, or a PowerPoint presentation in a document library in Windows SharePoint Services Q899712 KB899712 May 17, 2007
834545 TechNet Support WebCast: Best practices to use when migrating from Microsoft Office 97 to Office 2003 Q834545 KB834545 April 29, 2007
842530 The animations for the assistant are turned on in Office 2003 programs when you click "Show the Office Assistant" on the Help menu after you click to clear the "Menu and window animation" check box Q842530 KB842530 February 16, 2007
211830 Time values that are created by the fill feature may be incorrect in Excel Q211830 KB211830 February 8, 2007
282160 The watched cell is removed from the Watch Window dialog box in Excel when you cut the contents from another cell and then paste the contents into the watched cell Q282160 KB282160 February 6, 2007
828380 "This installation package could not be opened" error message when you try to run Office 2003 Setup Q828380 KB828380 February 5, 2007
826837 Task pane disappears when you start Excel Q826837 KB826837 February 5, 2007
817098 Tasks for Shared Workspace Appear As HTML Code in the Workspace Pane Q817098 KB817098 February 1, 2007
816955 The Bottom Portion of a List Is Not Extended When You Add Rows of Data to an Excel List Q816955 KB816955 February 1, 2007
328996 The values that you save in an XML spreadsheet do not match the values that appear in Excel 2002 and in Excel 2003 Q328996 KB328996 February 1, 2007
284881 The matching cell in the unselected worksheets are also replaced when you click the Replace All button in the Find and Replace dialog box in Excel Q284881 KB284881 February 1, 2007
316032 "This command is not available because the document is locked for edit" error message when you try to edit old or new documents in Office XP and in Office 2003 Q316032 KB316032 January 31, 2007
307812 Troubleshooting navigation issues in Microsoft Excel Q307812 KB307812 January 31, 2007
896309 The bullet that is located at the start of the tracer arrows will randomly appear and disappear when you scroll through an Excel worksheet window Q896309 KB896309 January 30, 2007
280641 The Excel 97 custom toolbars are not imported when you upgrade from Excel 97 to a later version of Excel Q280641 KB280641 January 29, 2007
243495 The Calculate message may remain in the status bar when you enter formulas that include cell references Q243495 KB243495 January 25, 2007
232866 The whole Excel workbook may be pasted when you paste only the copied cells into another program Q232866 KB232866 January 24, 2007
213886 The AutoFilter status bar displays the "Filter Mode" message in Excel Q213886 KB213886 January 24, 2007
182197 The General number format rounds off real numbers in Excel Q182197 KB182197 January 22, 2007
930204 The specifications for the smallest and largest allowed positive and negative numbers are wrong in the Help files for Excel Q930204 KB930204 January 4, 2007
827302 TIFF image appears dark when you insert it into PowerPoint 2003 Q827302 KB827302 September 27, 2006
817116 Text does not appear or is displayed incorrectly when you try to preview an Office document as an HTML file in Office 2003 Q817116 KB817116 September 27, 2006
898789 The Script Editor unexpectedly quits when you use the Script Editor for the first time in an Office program Q898789 KB898789 September 13, 2006
842566 "This is an invalid CD Key value" error message when you try to install Microsoft Office Q842566 KB842566 August 29, 2006
838877 Thumbnails of Office 2003 documents do not appear in Windows 2000 Explorer Q838877 KB838877 August 29, 2006
837825 "There are no Office Assistant character files present on the system" error message when you start an Office 2003 program Q837825 KB837825 August 29, 2006
818239 Transform files may not be applied when you try to install Office 2003 Q818239 KB818239 August 29, 2006
328294 The About Microsoft <Program name> dialog box reports a service pack version that is different from what is expected in Office XP and in Office 2003 Q328294 KB328294 August 29, 2006
921561 The first page of the next copy prints on the back of the last page of the previous copy when you use a copier-based printer to print multiple copies of a document in an Office program Q921561 KB921561 July 31, 2006
870698 The 'Y' axis label of your chart is truncated in Excel for Windows Q870698 KB870698 July 27, 2006
832285 The negative number inside parenthesis format is not available in Excel for numbers or for currency Q832285 KB832285 July 27, 2006
920190 The standard residuals that are calculated by the Analysis ToolPak regression feature are different between Excel 97 and Excel 95 Q920190 KB920190 June 8, 2006
885298 The ToolTip for a custom namespace extension shows the mapped file path in the My Places bar of Office 2003 programs Q885298 KB885298 April 7, 2006
834521 The FORECAST, STEYX, SLOPE and INTERCEPT functions cause different results in Excel 2003 than in earlier versions of Excel Q834521 KB834521 April 7, 2006
834520 The RAND function returns negative numbers in Excel 2003 Q834520 KB834520 April 7, 2006
822524 There is a white border when you print graphics that have transparent regions from a PostScript Printer in Office 2003 Q822524 KB822524 March 23, 2006
816951 The registered owner and registered organization information is automatically populated when you install Office 2003 Q816951 KB816951 February 13, 2006
824013 "The assembly could not be found" error message when loading an Office 2003 managed code extension in Excel 2003 and in Word 2003 Q824013 KB824013 February 3, 2006
828383 Total Row Displays a Zero (0) or a #DIV/0! Error for All Columns Q828383 KB828383 January 11, 2006
910817 The security level is reset to its original level after a user changes the security level in an Office 2003 program Q910817 KB910817 December 13, 2005
906600 The fixes that are included in Office 2003 Service Pack 2 that require a registry key Q906600 KB906600 November 4, 2005
833618 The Excel 2003 hotfix package dated January 12, 2004 is no longer available Q833618 KB833618 August 5, 2004
832117 The SmartTags Count property is not updated when a Smart Document solution is detached Q832117 KB832117 February 10, 2004

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