Microsoft KB Archive/168582

= XL97: Custom Chart Types May Appear Distorted =

Article ID: 168582

Article Last Modified on 10/19/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q168582



SYMPTOMS
When you create a chart in Microsoft Excel 97, the chart may be distorted or unreadable.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:


 * You upgrade Microsoft Excel 7.0 to Microsoft Excel 97. -and-


 * In step 1 of the Chart Wizard, you click the Custom Types tab, click User-defined, and then click MS Excel 4.0. -and-


 * In step 3 of the Chart Wizard, you add titles for the chart, the category (x) axis, and the value (y) axis.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, create the chart without the titles, and then add the titles to the chart after you create the chart.

To add titles to a chart after you create it, use the following steps:


 * 1) Click the chart.
 * 2) On the Chart Menu, click Chart Options.
 * 3) Click the Titles tab.
 * 4) Type the text in the boxes for Chart Title, Category (X) Axis, and Value (Y) Axis.
 * 5) Click OK.



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

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords: kbbug kbchart KB168582

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