Microsoft KB Archive/259558

= XL2000: Cannot Set Edit Links to Manual for Workbooks =

Article ID: 259558

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q259558



SYMPTOMS
You cannot use the Links dialog box to change the Update setting to Manual for an Excel workbook.



CAUSE
The Manual option in the Links dialog box only changes the Update setting for the following objects linked into the workbook:


 * Embedded objects (such as a Microsoft Word document that is linked into a workbook)


 * OLE objects
 * Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) objects



MORE INFORMATION
You cannot use the Links dialog box to make links to other Microsoft Excel workbooks be updated manually. Linked Excel workbooks are always updated automatically when Excel calculates the workbook.

To see the Links dialog box, click Links on the Edit menu.

Additional query words: XL2000 not enabled disabled greyed automatic

Keywords: kbprb KB259558

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