Microsoft KB Archive/212524

= OFF2000: ActiveX Control Copy or Drag Between Applications Fails =

Article ID: 212524

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212524





SYMPTOMS
When you insert an ActiveX control (for example, a command button) into a Microsoft Office 2000 program, the code does not copy and you may not be able to view or edit the code. The following table describes what problems occur when you either copy and paste that ActiveX control or move it using a drag-and-drop operation.   From            To             Result ---

Excel          FrontPage      The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

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If you double-click the control to                                  edit it, the following message appears:

No Picture Editor is configured.

Excel          PowerPoint     The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

Excel          Word           The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

FrontPage      Excel          The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control. FrontPage      PowerPoint     The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

FrontPage      Word           The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

PowerPoint     Excel          The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

PowerPoint     FrontPage      The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

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If you double-click the control to                                  edit it, the following message appears:

No Picture Editor is configured.

PowerPoint     Word           The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

Word           Excel          The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

Word           FrontPage      The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.

Word           PowerPoint     The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the appropriate method for your situation:

Method 1: If the Code Does Not Copy with the ActiveX Control

 * Retype the code that was lost.

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 * Use a copy-and-paste operation to copy the code from the source control to the target control.

Method 2: If the Code Does Not Copy and the "No Picture Editor Configured" Error Message Appears
Recreate the ActiveX control from the Control Toolbox (on the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Control Toolbox) and do one of the following:
 * Retype the code that was lost.

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 * Use a copy-and-paste operation to copy the code from the source control to the target control.



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: vb vbe vba fp2000 off2000 pp2000 wd2000 xl2000

Keywords: kbbug kbdtacode kberrmsg kbnofix kbprogramming KB212524

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