Microsoft KB Archive/138638

PPT4: Microsoft Excel Links Not Updated Automatically

PSS ID Number: Q138638 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

4.00 4.00a 4.00c

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you edit a linked Microsoft Excel object in PowerPoint by double- clicking it and making changes, those changes may not be reflected in your presentation.

= CAUSE =

This behavior occurs because the Microsoft Excel link in PowerPoint is not automatically updated.

= RESOLUTION =

You can force PowerPoint to update the links by clicking Links on the Edit menu and then clicking Update Now.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PowerPoint version 4.0 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 4.00 same different chart graph w_powerpt powerpnt powerpoint worksheet spreadsheet ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbole Version : 4.00 4.00a 4.00c Platform : WINDOWS Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.