Microsoft KB Archive/169731

= PRJ: Options Not Available in Paste Special Dialog Box =

Article ID: 169731

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q169731



SYMPTOMS
Options in the Paste Special dialog box are unavailable (dimmed) when you attempt to Paste a Microsoft Excel 97 Chart object in the Notes pane in a Microsoft Project file.



CAUSE
The Paste Special command recognizes picture and text formats; it does not recognize objects.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and insert an object in the Notes pane, use any of the following methods:

 Right-click the Notes pane and then click Object on the menu that appears.

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 Click the Insert Object button on the Notes toolbar.

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 Use a drag and drop operation to move the object from Microsoft Excel to the Notes pane in Microsoft Project.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

Additional query words: prj2000

Keywords: kbbug kbinterop kbpending KB169731

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