getting a Microsoft Visual Basic "Invalid picture" error cannot use shortcut keys

Question

n excel using any shortkeys like CTRL+Z or CTRL+C, I am getting a Microsoft Visual Basic "Invalid picture" error. This error is occurning only in Excel and is not letting me use any of the shortkeys with CTRL.

Answer 1

Method 1:

Start Excel in safe mode and verify whether issue re-occurs.

Click on Start and then Run, type ‘Excel  /safe’ without quotes, and click OK

Note: There is a space between Excel and ‘/’

If Excel works as expected in safe mode, disable Excel add-ins and determine the problem causing add-in.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/enable-or-disable-add-ins-in-office-programs-HA010034127.aspx

Method 2:

Delete any files from Excel Startup folder from the following locations and see if it helps:

·         C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\XLStart

·         C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Excel\XLStart, where username is your logon user name.

Note: Ensure to back up the files before clearing/deleting.