12-28-2008, 11:25 PM
I don't run haxies, and my machine is neither sick nor in need of professional care.
I do have an Excel workbook that was created in 1996 with whatever version of Excel was current at that time, and used with the various versions of Excel since then. It's a simple spreadsheet with five columns of data, three calculated columns, and various graphs of said data. Simple math.
With a switch to a new Intel Mac with max RAM and clean standard installation of 2008, I find that Excel crashes every time I select the Source Data menu item to edit the formulas to account for new data. Every time. A brand new feature for 2008, I suppose.
I can work around it by highlighting the graph first, then selecting the menu item, making the edit, then saving the workbook. The last step is crucial because the workaround only works once before the crash occurs. So add an additional step to close the file, and repeat for each graph. Each crash leaves detritus that shows up in a Recovered Files folder in the trash on the subsequent restart.
Just a simple, fundamental action to call up a dialog to edit data. No fancy or complex manipulations going on.
There is validity to the point about poorly maintained machines, but in this case, Office 2008 is clearly and solely at fault.
I do have an Excel workbook that was created in 1996 with whatever version of Excel was current at that time, and used with the various versions of Excel since then. It's a simple spreadsheet with five columns of data, three calculated columns, and various graphs of said data. Simple math.
With a switch to a new Intel Mac with max RAM and clean standard installation of 2008, I find that Excel crashes every time I select the Source Data menu item to edit the formulas to account for new data. Every time. A brand new feature for 2008, I suppose.
I can work around it by highlighting the graph first, then selecting the menu item, making the edit, then saving the workbook. The last step is crucial because the workaround only works once before the crash occurs. So add an additional step to close the file, and repeat for each graph. Each crash leaves detritus that shows up in a Recovered Files folder in the trash on the subsequent restart.
Just a simple, fundamental action to call up a dialog to edit data. No fancy or complex manipulations going on.
There is validity to the point about poorly maintained machines, but in this case, Office 2008 is clearly and solely at fault.