Microsoft KB Archive/103019

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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996

Article ID: Q103019 The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a

SYMPTOMS
In a Microsoft Excel sheet, you can embed a sound object such that when you double-click the object, the sound will play. When you embed a sound object by choosing Insert Object from the Edit menu, selecting Sound from Object Type and then choosing OK, the Sound Recorder is displayed. If you then attempt to open a sound file by choosing Open from the File menu, you will receive the following error message:

The Command you have chosen will close the connection of this embedded object. Update 'sound in {sheet name}' before proceeding?

WORKAROUND
To embed a sound object correctly, do the following after the Sound Recorder is displayed:


 * 1) From the Edit menu, choose Insert File.
 * 2) Select the sound you want and choose OK.
 * 3) From the File menu, choose Update.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose Exit.

You can now double-click the object to hear your sound play.