Microsoft KB Archive/179806

= Text Is Truncated in Text Box on Chart in Worksheet When Printed or Previewed =

Article ID: 179806

Article Last Modified on 8/19/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q179806





SYMPTOMS
If you print or view a chart in print preview, and the chart is embedded in a worksheet, some of the text in the chart may be cut off, even though it appears correctly on the screen.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the chart contains any text boxes.

NOTE: This problem does not occur when you print or view a chart in a chart sheet in print preview.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, repeat the following steps for each text box in the chart:


 * 1) Select the text box by clicking its border.

If the blinking cursor appears in the text box, press ESCAPE once.
 * 1) On the Format menu, click Text Box. Click the Properties tab.
 * 2) Click Size With Chart. Click OK.



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

Additional query words: XL97 truncated clipped XL

Keywords: kbbug kbprint KB179806

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