Worksheet/chart tabs changed names!

Hi Shane,
Was the bug fixed? I have just recently encountered this problem (July
2009). I'm assuming that my employer's tech support has applied all recent
updates.
Thanks
Laura

"ShaneDevenshire" wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I've posted the bug to Microsoft. Thanks for all your input.
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Shane Devenshire
>
>
> "Barb Reinhardt" wrote:
>
> > I believe the PowerPoint issue has been reported but you can add it. It may
> > be related.
> >
> > How do I like PowerPoint 2007? I haven't used it a whole lot, but I don't
> > like that some of my footers that were in the 2003 version don't always show
> > in 2007. I'm still on the learning curve to find where everything is in
> > both Excel and PowerPoint and don't like that part at all.
> >
> > Barb
> >
> > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> >
> > > Hay Barb,
> > >
> > > that's great input. When I send this topic to MS I will include this
> > > information if you don't mind.
> > >
> > > By the way how do you like PP 2007?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > Shane Devenshire
> > >
> > >
> > > "Barb Reinhardt" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Shane, I've seen something similar in PowerPoint 2007. When the
> > > > presentation was opened in 2007 is had a .ppt extension and had slides with
> > > > names that I'd set (other than the default names). When I saved the
> > > > presentation as a .ppt (97-2003?), all of the slide names changed back to
> > > > Slide1, Slide2, Slide3 format. The only way I was able to keep the slide
> > > > names with the slides, if the presentation was edited in 2007 was to save as
> > > > a 2007 format.
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Barb Reinhardt
> > > >
> > > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > No, I've never seen it, I'm just trying to gather info to send to Microsoft,
> > > > > or better yet discover a fix myself.
> > > > >
> > > > > At first I though maybe you had saved a copy of the file before renaming the
> > > > > tabs and then either opened that copy rather than the modified one, or had
> > > > > not saved the modified version.
> > > > >
> > > > > There was another post on this same problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=...rosoft.
> > > > >
> > > > > By the way about how many chart did you have in the WB when this happened?
> > > > > (as chart sheets, not embedded charts).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "wgnewman" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Excel 2007;
> > > > > > I created/inserted charts and relocated each as a new page in workbook and
> > > > > > renamed tabs from "chart 1" to data name;
> > > > > > Yes, chart 1, chart 2 . . ;
> > > > > > I assume and hope they are in original order. I will have to go back and
> > > > > > check each data source and ensure correct matches.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've made thousands of charts in Excel 2003 and this never happened. I take
> > > > > > it that you don't know what caused it or how to prevent it from happening
> > > > > > again, or do you?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks so much for responding.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Since I have heard of another case of this, what version of Excel are you
> > > > > > > using? Did the workbook have all the tabs in it before you started adding
> > > > > > > the chart, so that as you added charts you names each tab? Or did you create
> > > > > > > and name a tab and then continue? When you say numerals what do you mean -
> > > > > > > 1, 2, 3, 4 or Chart 1, Chart 2, .... or Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3...? Are the
> > > > > > > sheet numbers in their original order, that is are they named from left to
> > > > > > > right in the same order as they were before you named them or are they in a
> > > > > > > random order?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "wgnewman" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I making a workbook that will have approx. 130 charts and name each tab as I
> > > > > > > > go. Yesterday, I finished up number 68 and this morn I opened the workbook
> > > > > > > > and found that ALL the tabs have converted to numerals! What would cause
> > > > > > > > that? I depended on the tab names to inform me of alignment of data.

Hi - all the workbooks we have, the chart tabs rename themselves. It is very
annoying. Is there a fix yet?

"Laura604" wrote:

> Hi Shane,
> Was the bug fixed? I have just recently encountered this problem (July
> 2009). I'm assuming that my employer's tech support has applied all recent
> updates.
> Thanks
> Laura
>
> "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I've posted the bug to Microsoft. Thanks for all your input.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Shane Devenshire
> >
> >
> > "Barb Reinhardt" wrote:
> >
> > > I believe the PowerPoint issue has been reported but you can add it. It may
> > > be related.
> > >
> > > How do I like PowerPoint 2007? I haven't used it a whole lot, but I don't
> > > like that some of my footers that were in the 2003 version don't always show
> > > in 2007. I'm still on the learning curve to find where everything is in
> > > both Excel and PowerPoint and don't like that part at all.
> > >
> > > Barb
> > >
> > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hay Barb,
> > > >
> > > > that's great input. When I send this topic to MS I will include this
> > > > information if you don't mind.
> > > >
> > > > By the way how do you like PP 2007?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Barb Reinhardt" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Shane, I've seen something similar in PowerPoint 2007. When the
> > > > > presentation was opened in 2007 is had a .ppt extension and had slides with
> > > > > names that I'd set (other than the default names). When I saved the
> > > > > presentation as a .ppt (97-2003?), all of the slide names changed back to
> > > > > Slide1, Slide2, Slide3 format. The only way I was able to keep the slide
> > > > > names with the slides, if the presentation was edited in 2007 was to save as
> > > > > a 2007 format.
> > > > > --
> > > > > HTH,
> > > > > Barb Reinhardt
> > > > >
> > > > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No, I've never seen it, I'm just trying to gather info to send to Microsoft,
> > > > > > or better yet discover a fix myself.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > At first I though maybe you had saved a copy of the file before renaming the
> > > > > > tabs and then either opened that copy rather than the modified one, or had
> > > > > > not saved the modified version.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > There was another post on this same problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=...rosoft.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > By the way about how many chart did you have in the WB when this happened?
> > > > > > (as chart sheets, not embedded charts).
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "wgnewman" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Excel 2007;
> > > > > > > I created/inserted charts and relocated each as a new page in workbook and
> > > > > > > renamed tabs from "chart 1" to data name;
> > > > > > > Yes, chart 1, chart 2 . . ;
> > > > > > > I assume and hope they are in original order. I will have to go back and
> > > > > > > check each data source and ensure correct matches.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've made thousands of charts in Excel 2003 and this never happened. I take
> > > > > > > it that you don't know what caused it or how to prevent it from happening
> > > > > > > again, or do you?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks so much for responding.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Since I have heard of another case of this, what version of Excel are you
> > > > > > > > using? Did the workbook have all the tabs in it before you started adding
> > > > > > > > the chart, so that as you added charts you names each tab? Or did you create
> > > > > > > > and name a tab and then continue? When you say numerals what do you mean -
> > > > > > > > 1, 2, 3, 4 or Chart 1, Chart 2, .... or Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3...? Are the
> > > > > > > > sheet numbers in their original order, that is are they named from left to
> > > > > > > > right in the same order as they were before you named them or are they in a
> > > > > > > > random order?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > "wgnewman" wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I making a workbook that will have approx. 130 charts and name each tab as I
> > > > > > > > > go. Yesterday, I finished up number 68 and this morn I opened the workbook
> > > > > > > > > and found that ALL the tabs have converted to numerals! What would cause
> > > > > > > > > that? I depended on the tab names to inform me of alignment of data.

Has a solution been found to this problem yet? We switched to 2007 in the
spring. I have a workbook that worked fine until recently. I opened the
workbook and all of my charts have been renamed.

"javablood" wrote:

> This same problem has been happening to me as well ever since I switched over
> to 2007 last spring. As with others, it is more than a bit frustrating when
> the actual names are relied on and then get switched back to default Chart 1,
> Chart 2, etc. Isn't there any MVP out there that can get MS to look into
> this?
> --
> javablood
>
>
> "wgnewman" wrote:
>
> > I making a workbook that will have approx. 130 charts and name each tab as I
> > go. Yesterday, I finished up number 68 and this morn I opened the workbook
> > and found that ALL the tabs have converted to numerals! What would cause
> > that? I depended on the tab names to inform me of alignment of data.

My charts are still renaming themselves as well. It is November 2009. Is
there someone at MicroSoft we can contact? This is getting old.

"KarenW" wrote:

> Has a solution been found to this problem yet? We switched to 2007 in the
> spring. I have a workbook that worked fine until recently. I opened the
> workbook and all of my charts have been renamed.
>
> "javablood" wrote:
>
> > This same problem has been happening to me as well ever since I switched over
> > to 2007 last spring. As with others, it is more than a bit frustrating when
> > the actual names are relied on and then get switched back to default Chart 1,
> > Chart 2, etc. Isn't there any MVP out there that can get MS to look into
> > this?
> > --
> > javablood
> >
> >
> > "wgnewman" wrote:
> >
> > > I making a workbook that will have approx. 130 charts and name each tab as I
> > > go. Yesterday, I finished up number 68 and this morn I opened the workbook
> > > and found that ALL the tabs have converted to numerals! What would cause
> > > that? I depended on the tab names to inform me of alignment of data.

Hi Shane

Do you know if there has been a fix for this issue yet? I have spent hours
recreating charts in 2007 rather than converting from 2003 as I thought this
was the problem, but the problem has just recurred in my new workbook.

I am creating many links between workbooks and 2007 seems to really struggle
with it. 2003 was much better.

regards
James

"ShaneDevenshire" wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I've posted the bug to Microsoft. Thanks for all your input.
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Shane Devenshire
>
>
> "Barb Reinhardt" wrote:
>
> > I believe the PowerPoint issue has been reported but you can add it. It may
> > be related.
> >
> > How do I like PowerPoint 2007? I haven't used it a whole lot, but I don't
> > like that some of my footers that were in the 2003 version don't always show
> > in 2007. I'm still on the learning curve to find where everything is in
> > both Excel and PowerPoint and don't like that part at all.
> >
> > Barb
> >
> > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> >
> > > Hay Barb,
> > >
> > > that's great input. When I send this topic to MS I will include this
> > > information if you don't mind.
> > >
> > > By the way how do you like PP 2007?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > Shane Devenshire
> > >
> > >
> > > "Barb Reinhardt" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Shane, I've seen something similar in PowerPoint 2007. When the
> > > > presentation was opened in 2007 is had a .ppt extension and had slides with
> > > > names that I'd set (other than the default names). When I saved the
> > > > presentation as a .ppt (97-2003?), all of the slide names changed back to
> > > > Slide1, Slide2, Slide3 format. The only way I was able to keep the slide
> > > > names with the slides, if the presentation was edited in 2007 was to save as
> > > > a 2007 format.
> > > > --
> > > > HTH,
> > > > Barb Reinhardt
> > > >
> > > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > No, I've never seen it, I'm just trying to gather info to send to Microsoft,
> > > > > or better yet discover a fix myself.
> > > > >
> > > > > At first I though maybe you had saved a copy of the file before renaming the
> > > > > tabs and then either opened that copy rather than the modified one, or had
> > > > > not saved the modified version.
> > > > >
> > > > > There was another post on this same problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=...rosoft.
> > > > >
> > > > > By the way about how many chart did you have in the WB when this happened?
> > > > > (as chart sheets, not embedded charts).
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "wgnewman" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Excel 2007;
> > > > > > I created/inserted charts and relocated each as a new page in workbook and
> > > > > > renamed tabs from "chart 1" to data name;
> > > > > > Yes, chart 1, chart 2 . . ;
> > > > > > I assume and hope they are in original order. I will have to go back and
> > > > > > check each data source and ensure correct matches.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I've made thousands of charts in Excel 2003 and this never happened. I take
> > > > > > it that you don't know what caused it or how to prevent it from happening
> > > > > > again, or do you?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks so much for responding.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "ShaneDevenshire" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Since I have heard of another case of this, what version of Excel are you
> > > > > > > using? Did the workbook have all the tabs in it before you started adding
> > > > > > > the chart, so that as you added charts you names each tab? Or did you create
> > > > > > > and name a tab and then continue? When you say numerals what do you mean -
> > > > > > > 1, 2, 3, 4 or Chart 1, Chart 2, .... or Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3...? Are the
> > > > > > > sheet numbers in their original order, that is are they named from left to
> > > > > > > right in the same order as they were before you named them or are they in a
> > > > > > > random order?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Shane Devenshire
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > "wgnewman" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I making a workbook that will have approx. 130 charts and name each tab as I
> > > > > > > > go. Yesterday, I finished up number 68 and this morn I opened the workbook
> > > > > > > > and found that ALL the tabs have converted to numerals! What would cause
> > > > > > > > that? I depended on the tab names to inform me of alignment of data.