Microsoft KB Archive/923697

= Unsaved changes to a linked Visio 2007 drawing object are displayed in Word 2007 or in PowerPoint 2007 =

Article ID: 923697

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You insert a linked Microsoft Office Visio 2007 drawing as an object in a Microsoft Office Word 2007 document or in a Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 presentation. You then edit the linked drawing object in Visio 2007. After you edit the drawing object, you do not save the changes that you made. Then, you exit Visio 2007. When you return to the Word 2007 document or to the PowerPoint 2007 presentation, the unsaved changes that you made are displayed in the linked image of the Visio 2007 drawing object.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the Visio 2007 drawing object.
 * 2) Click Update link.

If this issue still occurs after you update the linked Visio 2007 object, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the Visio 2007 drawing object, point to Linked Visio object, and then click Edit link.
 * 2) Exit Visio 2007.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: VS12 Visio12 VS2007 Visio2007 inplace ole



Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb kbgraphic kbexpertisebeginner KB923697

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