[Torchwood]

Using Microsoft Office Proffessional Plus 2010 on a Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64-bit laptop ...

I wonder if anyone else has seen this crash? I searched Google but didn't spot anything relevant.

+ Open new blank workbook
+ Select a few cells in a row (e.g. B2:E2)
+ Merge-and-centre
+ Type some text into the merged cell
+ Click Fill/Justify on the ribbon
+ Error message pops up: Cannot change part of merged cell
+ Click OK to acknowledge the error

At this point Excel crashes instantly; no backup files are saved. I just lost a load of work ... very annoying.

I don't suppose there is a fix, but was just curious to see if anyone else can repeat this on their system.

[20_2_Many]

Do not know why yours is crashing - but the error message is correct.
this video from youtube may help.

[Torchwood]

The error message doesn't really bother me - I'm used to that when dealing with merged cells, so not really a problem. Its the sudden and irretrievable crash that causes me problems!!

Do you have Excel 20_2_many? Can you duplicate my crash?

Ah - interesting; I doesn't crash on my home Netbook, which is running the same version of Office, but Windows 7 Starter SP1 ...

Oh well ... something obscure obviously.

[20_2_Many]

I was (happily) not able to duplicate the crash - but I did try to.

[Glongoid]

I found this thread as I was having a similar problem ... not idential to yours, but I can recreate yours.

My problem is described here (together with a fix): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2475876 (look for the paragraph about 'justify').

It's possible - since the problems are similar - that the hotfix in the microsoft article may solve your problem. The crash looks the same for both problems (Excel just disappears, data lost, no warning, PC continues to behave OK)

I have MS Office 2010 Professional Plus, 32-bit v14.0.6106.5005 running on a 64-bit machine with Windows 7 Enterprise v6.1.