Microsoft KB Archive/165569

= XL: Error When Copying Chart Objects to Other Programs =

Article ID: 165569

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q165569



SYMPTOMS
When you copy a chart from one the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, you may receive an error message in the program to which you are pasting. The errors may include the following.

Microsoft PowerPoint
The server application, source file, or item cannot be found. You should reinstall the server application.

Microsoft Word
There is insufficient memory. Save the document now.



CAUSE
You will experience this problem if you are copying a chart from a workbook that has multiple windows.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
Close any extras windows that are open for the workbook from which you are copying the chart. You can identify these windows by looking at the Microsoft Excel title bar for the following: :1, :2, and so on. To close the window :2, follow these steps:


 * 1) Activate the window named :2.
 * 2) Click Close on the window's Control menu.

Repeat this procedure until there is only one window left open.

NOTE: You will need to save your workbook after completing this procedure.

Method 2
You can paste the chart as a picture to avoid the error messages mentioned in the "Symptoms" section. To do this, do the following:


 * 1) Activate the chart in Microsoft Excel.
 * 2) Click Copy on the Edit menu.
 * 3) Open the program into which you want to paste the chart.
 * 4) Click Paste Special on the Edit menu.
 * 5) Select Picture, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

