XL: Doughnut and Pie Charts May Appear Oval

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q113039

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel versions 4.0 and later, if you are using a high- resolution screen, doughnut (version 5.0 only) and pie charts may appear to be oval in shape, rather than round.

CAUSE

When you use a Microsoft Windows display driver or third-party display driver that supports resolutions greater than 640-by-480 pixels, round objects or pictures may appear distorted.

STATUS

The distortion does not affect printed output of the chart or object; it only affects how the image is displayed on the screen.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: xlwin
Additional reference words: 4.00 4.00a 5.00

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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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