Microsoft KB Archive/95913

= ACC: Graph Object Appears Dimmed or Blank in Form View =

Article ID: 95913

Article Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q95913



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Access 7.0 and earlier, a Microsoft Graph object appears dimmed or grayed in Form view.

In Microsoft Access 97, a Microsoft Graph object appears as empty or blank in Form view.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the RowSource property of a Graph object is invalid.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, use a valid setting in the RowSource property of the graph object.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Create a new form not based on any table or query. On the Insert menu, click Object (or in versions 1.x and 2.0, click Insert Object on the Edit menu). In the Object Type box, select Microsoft Graph 97, (or Microsoft Graph 5.0 in version 7.0 or earlier), and then click OK. Update the graph to Microsoft Access by closing Microsoft Graph on the File menu and clicking Exit and Return to Form. (In versions 1.x and 2.0, click Yes to update Microsoft Access.  Change the following properties of the graph object:

     Object Frame: Scaling: Scale (In versions 1.x and 2.0 only) RowSourceType: Value List RowSource: Title;AAA;H1;H2;H3;1;2;3 ColumnCount: 3 </li> Open the form in Form view. Note that the graph appears dimmed because the RowSource property only contains eight values while the ColumnCount is 3. To correct the graph, add another value to the RowSource property list.</li></ol>

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