Excel XP hangs while inserting package

[Guest]

When I select Insert, Package, Excel hangs. This started
after I upgraded from Office 2000 to Office XP.

 

[Bernie Deitrick]

My Excel 2000 doesn't have Insert | Package. Perhaps it is put there by an
add-in that is not fully compatible with Excel XP?

HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP

 

[Lady Layla]

Sure you are not looking at Insert Page Break????


: My Excel 2000 doesn't have Insert | Package. Perhaps it is put there by an
: add-in that is not fully compatible with Excel XP?
:
: HTH,
: Bernie
: MS Excel MVP
:
: : > When I select Insert, Package, Excel hangs. This started
: > after I upgraded from Office 2000 to Office XP.
:
:

 

[Gord Dibben]

Probably looking at Insert>Object>Create New>Package.

Don't know why Excel would hang in this case. Did it work OK in Excel 2000?
I have never used Excel 2000 so don't even know if the Packager was included.

My Excel 2002 has about 30 seconds of hour-glass before the Packager opens.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP

 

[Jim Cone]

Gord,

I just tried it for the first time, on xl2002 (developer edition).
Wow, got the fastest shut down and reboot I've ever seen.
What is it supposed to do?

Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

 

[Gord Dibben]

Jim

From Help when Packager is open(if you can get it open).

package

An icon that represents embedded or linked information. That information may
consist of a complete file, such as a Paint bitmap, or part of a file, such as
a spreadsheet cell. When you choose the package, the application used to
create the object either plays the object (for example, a sound file) or opens
and displays the object. If you change the original information, linked
information is automatically updated. However, you must manually update
embedded information.
See also: embedded object, linked object, OLE

Do not know what the range of uses would be. Have never had occasion to avail
myself of this feature.

Gord

 

[Jim Cone]

Gord,

Thanks for the info. I am not going anywhere near it again.
However, that does ring a small bell. From what I can remember, Windows 3.1 or maybe Windows 95 had a straight forward object
packager that worked. I believe I tested it a couple of times.

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

Jim

From Help when Packager is open(if you can get it open).

package

An icon that represents embedded or linked information.
That information may
consist of a complete file, such as a Paint bitmap, or part of a file, such as
a spreadsheet cell. When you choose the package, the application used to
create the object either plays the object (for example, a sound file) or opens
and displays the object. If you change the original information, linked
information is automatically updated. However, you must manually update
embedded information.
See also: embedded object, linked object, OLE

Do not know what the range of uses would be. Have never had occasion to avail
myself of this feature.

Gord

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