Microsoft KB Archive/159960

= Drawing Objects Behave Differently When Clicked =

Article ID: 159960

Article Last Modified on 10/10/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q159960





SYMPTOMS
If you press ALT, and then click a drawing object, a Visual Basic for Applications macro that is assigned to the drawing object does not run. Instead, the drawing object is selected.



CAUSE
Clicking a drawing object or an AutoShape behaves differently in Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 2000 than it does in versions earlier than Microsoft Excel 97.

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.



Assigning a Macro
In Microsoft Excel, you can assign a macro to a drawing object or an AutoShape. When you click the drawing object or AutoShape, the assigned macro runs. To assign a macro to a drawing object, follow these steps:


 * 1) Right-click the drawing object. On the shortcut menu, click Assign Macro.
 * 2) In the Assign Macro dialog box, click a macro in the list of macros.

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Type the name of the macro in the Macro Name/Reference box, and then click OK.

Clicking a Drawing Object
After you assign a macro to a drawing object or an AutoShape, you can run the macro by clicking the object. If no macro is assigned to the drawing object, clicking the drawing object selects it.

Right-Clicking a Drawing Object
If you right-click a drawing object or an AutoShape, a shortcut menu appears. The shortcut menu contains menu commands that pertain to the drawing object. If you then press ESC, the drawing object remains selected. If a macro is assigned to the drawing object, it does not run.

Pressing ALT
In versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Excel 97, you can run the macro that is assigned to a drawing object by pressing ALT and clicking the drawing object. In Microsoft Excel 97, doing this selects the drawing object but does not run the macro.

Pressing CTRL
In all versions of Microsoft Excel, you can select a drawing object or an AutoShape by pressing CTRL and clicking the drawing object.

Pressing SHIFT
In all versions of Microsoft Excel, if no macro is assigned to a drawing object, you can select it by pressing SHIFT and clicking the drawing object. If a macro is assigned to the drawing object, pressing SHIFT while clicking the drawing object runs the macro.

Additional query words: XL97 XL

Keywords: kbfea kbprb kbprogramming KB159960

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