Article ID: 151047
Article Last Modified on 10/16/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
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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