Microsoft KB Archive/171581

= Data Labels Change Position in a Chart =

Article ID: 171581

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q171581



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, when you open a Microsoft Excel workbook that contains a chart, data labels may be moved from the location in which you positioned them when you last saved the file.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You create a workbook that contains a chart in Microsoft Excel 7.0.

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 * You insert data labels in the chart and change the position of the data labels.

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 * You open the workbook in Microsoft Excel 97.



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



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior does not occur for all charts or charts types. For example, the behavior does not always occur when you use a line chart. The chart may be moved only slightly when you use a pie chart. However, when you use a stacked column chart, the chart may be completely repositioned.

Note that in some cases labels may disappear.

