Microsoft KB Archive/302398

= XL97: Text Boxes Are Cropped or Vanish on Chart Embedded in PowerPoint =

Article ID: 302398

Article Last Modified on 1/6/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Excel 97 Service Pack 2, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition  Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q302398



SYMPTOMS
When you edit a Microsoft Excel 97 chart that is embedded in a Microsoft PowerPoint 97 slide, text boxes that you have added to the chart are truncated or disappear in PowerPoint.

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CAUSE
This problem only occurs when the screen resolution is 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher.

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RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: <pre class="fixed_text">  Date           Time  Version    Size       File name 17-July-2001  19:17 9113       5,489 KB   Excel.exe

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: ppt xl paste graph cut off

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbprb kbqfe KB302398

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