Office 2003 - Embedded Ogject not Updating

[Zanthian]

I spent 2hrs on the phone with microsoft and they didn't have a solution for this problem, lets see if anyone here can help me out.

Computer:
Toshiba Laptop
Windows XP Pro
Office 2003 Small Business Edition

This is the issue:We have an excel document with an embedded word document. When you double click on the embedded document you can edit the file in the window, but when you click outside the object it does not update. You can then double click it again and see what you previously typed, but it does not show up if you click back out of the object.

This problem is apparent only on this computer and is file independent.
If you open word and insert an excel document you can edit it and it will update.
I reinstalled office and updated fully.

Any Ideas?

[Zanthian]

No hints, tips, or general advise?

[tefleming]

Try printing it and see if it is updated.

I know it is one of the worst things a troubleshooter can do, but I'll ask anyway, why do you have to embed it? Why not just copy and paste it into Excel?

I've generally found that, for applications written by the same company, the members of the Office Suite don't cooperate terribly well with one another.

[Zanthian]

The report is a standard template we send out to technicians in the field to fill out.
Instead of having them fill out a word document and an excel document we have them fill out one report. The word section is imbedded for ease of use on their part. They would not be able to type 2 pages worth of summary into excel without much trouble.

[tefleming]

Sorry I can't be of more help, but please share any solution you do find. :-)

I've run across the same problem (though usually in reverse, an excel sheet in word.) I've only occasionally been able to make it work right (usually on simple things like an excel sheet inventory for an invoice.)

I'll look around and see if I can find some answers, though I'd guess they don't exist if microsoft didn't have them.