Microsoft KB Archive/150491

= WD97: Screen Flickers Constantly After Pasting Excel Chart =

Article ID: 150491

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q150491



SYMPTOMS
When you paste a Microsoft Excel chart into a Microsoft Word document, the chart resizes constantly, causing the display to flicker. Both programs may stop responding (hang).



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
 * You create a chart in Excel that contains a text box.

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 * You clicked the Automatic Size option on the Alignment tab of the Format Text Box dialog box.

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 * You copied the Excel chart.

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 * You clicked Paste Link in the Paste Special dialog box in Word.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

To temporarily workaround this problem, remove the Automatic Size option from all text boxes on charts that you want to paste link into Word.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

Additional query words: flickering

Keywords: kbbug kbchart kbfix kbinterop kbqfe KB150491

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