Microsoft KB Archive/160099

= XL97: Nothing Is in Printout of Embedded MS Excel Chart =

Article ID: 160099

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160099



SYMPTOMS
When you print an embedded Microsoft Excel 97 chart from a PowerPoint presentation, nothing may be printed on the page.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur when all of the following conditions are true:


 * In Microsoft PowerPoint, you click Options on the Tools menu, click the Print tab, and clear the "Print inserted objects at printer resolution" check box. -and-


 * You create an embedded Microsoft Excel chart in a PowerPoint presentation. -and-


 * You activate the embedded chart.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the following steps:


 * 1) If the embedded Microsoft Excel chart is activated, click the PowerPoint slide that contains the chart to deactivate it.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options, click the Print tab, and select the "Print inserted objects at printer resolution" check box.
 * 3) Click OK.



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

