Microsoft KB Archive/108430

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XL5: Chart Size Changes if Embedded Chart Edited in OLE Client

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Q108430

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c

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SYMPTOMS
When you edit an embedded Microsoft Excel 5.0 chart in an OLE 2.0 client application, such as Microsoft Word for Windows version 6.0, or Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows version 4.0, one or more of the following symptoms may occur:

Symptom 1
The OLE 2.0 object changes size.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0c for Windows.

Symptom 2
Cell gridlines are displayed when you finish editing your chart.

This behavior is by design. Copying a chart will embed all worksheet information including the row and column formatting.

WORKAROUND
To embed a chart object in another application without displaying the cells of a worksheet below an embedded chart, do either one of the following:


 * If the client application has commands for cropping pictures or objects, use these commands after you activate the embedded chart object in the client application. -or-
 * Embed a chart that is located on a chart sheet instead of an embedded chart.