Microsoft KB Archive/156984

= XL97: Cannot Drag Drawing Objects onto Windows Desktop =

Article ID: 156984

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q156984





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if you select a drawing object or AutoShape and attempt to use a drag-and-drop operation to place the object on the Windows desktop, the cursor becomes a circle with a diagonal line through it, and the drawing object does not appear on the desktop.



CAUSE
This functionality is not available in Microsoft Excel 97.



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



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you can drag a drawing object from a Microsoft Excel worksheet and place it on the Windows desktop. When you place a drawing object on the Windows desktop in this way, a "scrap" file is created.

