Microsoft KB Archive/176394

= OFF97: ActiveX Control Copy or Drag Between Applications Fails =

Article ID: 176394

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176394





SYMPTOMS
When you insert an ActiveX control (for example, a command button) into a Microsoft Office 97 program, the following problems occur when you either copy and paste that ActiveX control or move it using a drag-and-drop operation.

From PowerPoint 97 or Excel 97 to Word 97

 * The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control. -and-


 * The ActiveX control cannot be edited to reenter the lost code.

From Word 97 to PowerPoint 97 or Excel 97
The code behind the ActiveX control does not copy with the control.



WORKAROUND
To work around the problem, use one of the following methods when copying and pasting the ActiveX control or moving it using a drag-and-drop operation.

From PowerPoint 97 or Excel 97 to Word 97
Recreate the ActiveX control from the Control Toolbox (On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Control Toolbox.) and either:


 * Retype the code that was lost. -or-


 * Copy and paste the code from PowerPoint 97 or Excel 97 to Word 97.

From Word 97 to PowerPoint 97 or Excel 97

 * Retype the code that was lost. -or-


 * Copy and paste the code from Word 97 to PowerPoint 97 or Excel 97.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Keywords: kbbug KB176394

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