Microsoft KB Archive/141783

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XL5 Err Msg: "Can't Edit Chart Objects..." When You Edit Chart
Last reviewed: September 12, 1996

Article ID: Q141783

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 6.0

SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft PowerPoint or Word, when you edit a chart object that you create in Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 or 5.0c for Windows or Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 or 5.0a for the Macintosh, the worksheet in the object that contains the chart is activated instead of the chart. When you double- click the chart on the worksheet, you receive the following error message:

Cannot edit chart objects while Microsoft Excel 5.0 is inplace editing. NOTE: If you create the chart in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for the Macintosh, the data in the object disappears and the chart contains no data points.

CAUSE
This problem occurs when you create a chart in Microsoft Excel, copy and paste the chart in a PowerPoint presentation or a Word document, and then double-click the chart object.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 5.0c for Windows and Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 5.0a for the Macintosh. This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95.