Article ID: 172260
Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q172260
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if you click a worksheet tab while an embedded chart is active, you may receive the following error message:
If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
- The embedded chart contains one or more drawing objects or AutoShapes.
-and-
- You select one of the drawing objects or AutoShapes.
-and-
- You click the formula bar.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, press ESC or press ENTER before you click another sheet. This deactivates the formula bar.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Additional query words: XL97 ipf
Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbchart KB172260