Article ID: 150491
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q150491
SYMPTOMS
When you paste a Microsoft Excel chart into a Microsoft Word document, the chart resizes constantly, causing the display to flicker. Both programs may stop responding (hang).
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
- You create a chart in Excel that contains a text box.
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- You clicked the Automatic Size option on the Alignment tab of the Format Text Box dialog box.
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- You copied the Excel chart.
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- You clicked Paste Link in the Paste Special dialog box in Word.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).
To temporarily workaround this problem, remove the Automatic Size option from all text boxes on charts that you want to paste link into Word.
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).
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
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