Excel Hanges up after Set Print Area

A user was having issues with Excel worksheets that were connected to a database freezing after she prints. I tried printing and it worked just fine. She was using Office 365. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and she was having the same issue. We found
that it only happens after doing "Set Print Area". I was able to replicate the issue on my installation and the same thing happened. It does not occur when the worksheet is not connected to a database. What causes this? Is there a way to get
around it?

Hi,
Please check the event logs to see if we can find anything that may cause the issue.
Press Win + R, type "eventvwr" in the blank box, press Enter.
In the Event Viewer, browse to Windows Logs -> Application, you may find some error messages after Excel hangs, you can send the logs to us and I can help analyze the issue.
To protect your private information, please send the logs to our email address:
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Melon Chen
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It's recommended to download and install
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