Microsoft KB Archive/325191

= MacPPTX: Excel Chart Is Displayed as a Red X in a PowerPoint Presentation =

Article ID: 325191

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint X for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel X for Mac

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This article was previously published under Q325191



SYMPTOMS
When you use a Windows-based computer to open a PowerPoint presentation that was created by using PowerPoint X for Mac, the pictures or charts may not appear in the presentation. Instead, a red X may appear instead of each picture or chart.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur if the following scenario is true:
 * 1) You create an XY (scatter) chart in Excel X for Mac by using the Scatter with data points connected by smoothed Lines pattern.
 * 2) You type values in the Value (X) axis and the Value (Y) axis boxes for the X and Y axis titles.
 * 3) You copy the chart and then paste it into a PowerPoint X for Mac presentation.
 * 4) You open the PowerPoint X for Mac presentation by using Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 or Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 on a Windows-based computer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, do not type values in the Value (X) axis and the Value (Y) axis boxes for the X and Y axis titles in Excel. Instead, paste the chart into your PowerPoint presentation, and then add titles to the chart by using text boxes in PowerPoint.

Additional query words: mac MacPPTX PPTX

Keywords: kbprb KB325191

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