Microsoft KB Archive/120589

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Embedded and Subscribed Excel Charts Appear Black and White

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you copy and paste from or subscribe to a chart created in Microsoft Excel, the chart may appear in the target application in black and white.

WORKAROUND
To create a publisher in color from Microsoft Excel for use in another application that supports Apple's Publish and Subscribe, use the following steps:


 * 1) Open the Microsoft Excel chart or worksheet.
 * 2) On the File menu, click Print.
 * 3) In the Print dialog box, click the Options button, and select the Print Using Color option. Choose the Print Preview button.

NOTE: The options in the print dialog box will vary depending on the printer driver you are using.
 * 1) Click the Print button.
 * 2) In the Print Preview window, click Close.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, point to Publishing, and click Create Publisher (the thumbnail preview should display the Chart in color).
 * 4) Open or switch to the application that you want to subscribe from.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Subscribe To.

After following these steps, the Microsoft Excel Edition should appear in color in the subscribing application.

NOTE: If you update a subscribed Microsoft Excel Chart, choose Save from the file menu; changes will then be reflected in the subscribing application.

To embed a Microsoft Excel chart in color in another Microsoft application, such as Word or PowerPoint, use steps 1 through 5 above, then follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 2) Open or switch to the target application.
 * 3) On the Edit menu, click Paste.

After you follow these steps, the embedded Excel Chart should appear in color in the target application.

Additional query words: 4.00 power point powerpt mac ppt m_powerpt m_word xl 3.0 4.00 5.1 5.x 4.x 3.x m_excel home

Keywords : kbinterop

Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,4.0,5.0

Platform : MACINTOSH

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