Microsoft KB Archive/151047

= PPT97: Excel Chart Does Not Refresh Properly After Update =

Article ID: 151047

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q151047





SYMPTOMS
When you update a link to a Microsoft Excel chart, the chart may not be redrawn completely.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following circumstances are true:
 * You have pasted an Excel chart into a Microsoft PowerPoint slide by using the Paste Link option.

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 * You specify that the link to the Excel chart will be updated manually.

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 * The Excel chart is not completely visible in the visible area of the Excel worksheet.

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 * The chart is selected on the Excel worksheet.

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 * You update the link.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2

To temporarily work around the problem, select a cell on the Excel worksheet before you update the link to the chart.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

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