Microsoft KB Archive/170585

= XL97: Left, Top Sides of Chart Missing After Pasting Bitmap Picture =

Article ID: 170585

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 Q170585





SYMPTOMS
When you paste a chart object in Microsoft Excel, the left and top sides of the object may be clipped.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You copy a chart as a bitmap (BMP) picture.

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 * You paste the bitmap picture of the chart in a workbook or in another program.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, copy the chart as a picture instead of as a bitmap before you paste it. To copy the chart as a picture, follow these steps:
 * 1) Press and hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the chart to select it.
 * 2) Press and hold the SHIFT key again. On the Edit menu, click Copy Picture.
 * 3) In the Copy Picture dialog box, click Picture, and then click OK.
 * 4) Select the area in which you want to paste the chart. On the Edit menu, click Paste.



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: XL97 chopped missing jicky hacked truncated cut off

Keywords: kbchart kbprb KB170585

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