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Horrific "Feature" uncovered at huge expense
Today I sent an email that I wish I'd never sent - all because of an
undocumented "feature" in MS Office. I maintain a spreadsheet of personal items with many tabs which happens to include a personalized calendar in one of the tabs. I wanted to cut and paste the calendar into the email as a visual of what I was trying to explain. In Excel I selected about 40 cells and "copied" it to the clipboard, then went to Outlook and selected "Paste Special" and selected Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet Object. Wha-la! My 40 cells appeared in the email just as I intended - looked great - so I sent it. One of my co-workers came to me after he noticed the huge size of the email and showed me that what I had just done was sent all of my personal information - with the entire workbook (every blessed tab) to our entire business unit. O.K. Microsoft - what the *#%% is this all about? Since when did paste 40 cells mean paste the entire workbook ??????? Oh, if only the purpose of my existence is to serve as a warning to others that they would heed..... Sign me - depressed & embarrased (and make me the poster child for the next Southwest airlines "wanna get away?" ad...) ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
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Horrific "Feature" uncovered at huge expense
I've emailed portions of my spreadsheet many time, using almost the process
you described, except I did not use "Pase Special" Just paste; it only sent the portion I copied. "stebro" wrote in message ... Today I sent an email that I wish I'd never sent - all because of an undocumented "feature" in MS Office. I maintain a spreadsheet of personal items with many tabs which happens to include a personalized calendar in one of the tabs. I wanted to cut and paste the calendar into the email as a visual of what I was trying to explain. In Excel I selected about 40 cells and "copied" it to the clipboard, then went to Outlook and selected "Paste Special" and selected Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet Object. Wha-la! My 40 cells appeared in the email just as I intended - looked great - so I sent it. One of my co-workers came to me after he noticed the huge size of the and showed me that what I had just done was sent all of my personal information - with the entire workbook (every blessed tab) to our entire business unit. O.K. Microsoft - what the *#%% is this all about? Since when did paste 40 cells mean paste the entire workbook ??????? Oh, if only the purpose of my existence is to serve as a warning to others that they would heed..... Sign me - depressed & embarrased (and make me the poster child for the next Southwest airlines "wanna get away?" ad...) ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
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Horrific "Feature" uncovered at huge expense
I found this out the hard way, too. I had pasted an Excel Chart into
Word and sent the document, only to find out that the entire spreadsheet had been included. It is also true of any of the Office applications, as well as many other, non-Microsoft products. If you paste an Excel Worksheet, or a Visio Diagram, etc., it seems that the entire contents of the file is included in order to provide a copy that can be completely reproduced and edited within the host application. Now I usually paste as a Picture or Bitmap. If I need to be even more cautious, I print the excerpt to PDF and send that instead. "stebro" wrote in message ... Today I sent an email that I wish I'd never sent - all because of an undocumented "feature" in MS Office. I maintain a spreadsheet of personal items with many tabs which happens to include a personalized calendar in one of the tabs. I wanted to cut and paste the calendar into the email as a visual of what I was trying to explain. In Excel I selected about 40 cells and "copied" it to the clipboard, then went to Outlook and selected "Paste Special" and selected Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet Object. Wha-la! My 40 cells appeared in the email just as I intended - looked great - so I sent it. One of my co-workers came to me after he noticed the huge size of the and showed me that what I had just done was sent all of my personal information - with the entire workbook (every blessed tab) to our entire business unit. O.K. Microsoft - what the *#%% is this all about? Since when did paste 40 cells mean paste the entire workbook ??????? Oh, if only the purpose of my existence is to serve as a warning to others that they would heed..... Sign me - depressed & embarrased (and make me the poster child for the next Southwest airlines "wanna get away?" ad...) |
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Thanks Everyone...
It's very frustrating feeling like your voice isn't being heard by anyone who can make a difference, especially when a "feature" can cause so much damage, but it's good to know there are others who have had the same experiences. Thanks for sharing and validating. "stebro" wrote: Today I sent an email that I wish I'd never sent - all because of an undocumented "feature" in MS Office. I maintain a spreadsheet of personal items with many tabs which happens to include a personalized calendar in one of the tabs. I wanted to cut and paste the calendar into the email as a visual of what I was trying to explain. In Excel I selected about 40 cells and "copied" it to the clipboard, then went to Outlook and selected "Paste Special" and selected Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet Object. Wha-la! My 40 cells appeared in the email just as I intended - looked great - so I sent it. One of my co-workers came to me after he noticed the huge size of the email and showed me that what I had just done was sent all of my personal information - with the entire workbook (every blessed tab) to our entire business unit. O.K. Microsoft - what the *#%% is this all about? Since when did paste 40 cells mean paste the entire workbook ??????? Oh, if only the purpose of my existence is to serve as a warning to others that they would heed..... Sign me - depressed & embarrased (and make me the poster child for the next Southwest airlines "wanna get away?" ad...) ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...lic.excel.misc |
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