In a chart within an Excel 2007 worksheet you cannot select shapes by dragging a box around multiple shapes (after click Find & Select in the Editing group of the Home tab, and then you click Select Objects).
Microsoft has released a hotfix for a bug in Excel 2007.
In a chart within an Excel 2007 worksheet you cannot select shapes by dragging a box around multiple shapes (after click Find & Select in the Editing group of the Home tab, and then you click Select Objects).
Details and a link to the hotfix is available from Microsoft.
About hotfixes
‘Hotfixes’ are interim patches for specific problems. The patches have not been fully tested to ensure that the fix doesn’t have unintended consequences in the very complex software that is Microsoft Office. Until the patch is fully tested an interim patch might cause more trouble – ie the cure might be worse than the disease.
In the past hotfixes weren’t available for direct download, you’d have to call Microsoft Support and describe the specific problem. If they agree you have that particular bug they’d make the hotfix available to you.
These days hotfixes can be available online. From the relevant KB article look for a heading ‘Hotfix Download Available’ – if that’s present you can follow the link. Enter your email address and Microsoft will send a email to you. That message has a link to the hotfix download plus a password to access the package.
Eventually the bug should be fixed with a fully tested patch that’s generally available for download. This might be a specific patch, a cumulative patch which combines various fixes into a single download or a full Service Pack.
Unless you have the specific problem described and that problem is critical for you – do NOT apply hotfixes.
