Microsoft KB Archive/925590

= Error message when you try to paste a link to an Excel 2007 chart object in Word 2007: &quot;Word cannot obtain the data for the Excel.Chart.8 link&quot; =

Article ID: 925590

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to paste a link to a Microsoft Office Excel 2007 chart object in Microsoft Office Word 2007, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Word cannot obtain the data for the Excel.Chart.8 link

Additionally, the link to the chart object is not pasted in the Word 2007 document.

This problem occurs if you try to paste a link to an Excel 2007 chart object as a bitmap or as a Microsoft Office Graphic Object.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because Word 2007 does not support the bitmap format or the Microsoft Office Graphic Object format to link to a chart object.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, paste the link in one of the following formats:
 * Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet Object
 * Picture (Windows Metafile)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: WD2007 Word2007 XL2007 Excel2007

Keywords: kbtshoot kbbug kbexpertisebeginner KB925590

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