Microsoft KB Archive/89741

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Excel: Axes Inaccessible When Concealed by Other Axes

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 4.0

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SUMMARY
If one of an overlay's axes occupies the same position on the screen as one of the axes belonging to the main chart, that axis (either Axis 3 or Axis 4) may not be selected or manipulated until the main chart's axis is deactivated.

MORE INFORMATION
This error may occur when conditions are such that Axis 2 (the main X axis) and Axis 4 (the overlay's X axis) are located in the same position. It has also been observed to occur as a result of macro commands that relocated Axis 1 (the main Y axis) to the right-hand side of the chart, where Axis 3 (the overlay's Y axis) was already located. If a macro attempts to select or manipulate an axis that is &quot;concealed&quot; in this manner, a macro error results.