Microsoft KB Archive/924615

= Error message when you try to edit an organization chart in 2007 Office programs: &quot;Cannot open this object because the Organization Chart Add-in for Microsoft Office programs is not installed&quot; =

Article ID: 924615

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
 * Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2007

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For a Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see 822525.



SYMPTOMS
You try to edit an organization chart in a 2007 Microsoft Office program. If the organization chart was created in an earlier version of Microsoft Office, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot open this object because the Organization Chart Add-in for Microsoft Office programs is not installed. To open the Microsoft Office Setup dialog box and do a custom installation, in Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs. Organization Chart is located under Microsoft Office PowerPoint.



CAUSE
This issue may occur when one of the following conditions is true:
 * The organization chart was created in a Microsoft Office 2003 program or in a Microsoft Office XP program by using the Microsoft Organization Chart 2.0 add-in.
 * The organization chart was created in a Microsoft Office 2000 program or an earlier Microsoft Office program by using MS Organization Chart 2.0.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install the Organization Chart Add-in for Microsoft Office programs component. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Exit all 2007 Office programs.
 * 2) Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
 * 3) Click the installed version of the 2007 Office program, and then click Change.
 * 4) Click Add or Remove Features, and then click Continue.
 * 5) On the Installation Options tab, expand Microsoft Office, and then expand Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
 * 6) Click the icon next to Organization Chart Add-in for Microsoft Office programs, and then click Run from My Computer.
 * 7) Click Continue.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about a similar issue in Office 2003 and in Office XP and for more information about the Microsoft Organization Chart 2.0 add-in, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

826835 You receive an error message when you try to edit Organization Chart 2.0 objects that are created in earlier versions of Office

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