XL5: Polygon with Attached Macro Changes When Fill Set to None

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

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel, you can assign a macro to a graphic object so that the macro will run whenever you click the object. However, if the macro is assigned to an unfilled polygon, the macro can only be run by clicking on the border (outline) of the polygon. This is by design.

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

In version 5.0:

1. Use the drawing tools to create a filled (solid) polygon on a new worksheet. (To display the drawing tools, choose Toolbars from the View menu. Select Drawing from the list of toolbars, then choose OK.)

2. In a Visual Basic module, enter the following macro:

        Sub Message_Box()
           MsgBox "This is a test!"
        End Sub
   
   

3. To assign the macro to the polygon, do the following:

   a. In the worksheet, select the polygon, and choose Assign Macro from

         the Tools menu.
   

   b. Select "Message_Box" from the list of available macros, and choose

         the OK button.
   

4. To turn off drawing selection mode, choose the Drawing Selection button on the Drawing toolbar.

5. Click another cell on the worksheet so that the polygon is no longer selected.

6. Run the macro by clicking the polygon.

1. Press and hold down the CTRL key and click the polygon.

2. From the Format menu, choose Object, and set Fill to None. Select OK to accept the change.

3. Click another cell on the worksheet so that the polygon is no longer selected.

In version 4.0:

1. Use the drawing tools to create a filled (solid) polygon on a new worksheet. To display the drawing tools, choose Toolbars from the Options menu. Select Drawing from the list of toolbars, then choose Show.

2. On a new macro sheet, enter the following commands:

         A1: =ALERT("This is a test!")
         A2: =RETURN()
   

3. To assign the macro to the polygon:

   a. Select the polygon.

   b. From the Macro menu, choose Assign to Object.

   c. Enter a cell reference to the first cell of the macro, and choose the

         OK button.
   

4. Click another cell on the worksheet so that the polygon is no longer selected.

5. To run the macro, click the polygon.

1. Press and hold down the CTRL key, and click the polygon.

2. From the Format menu, choose Patterns, and set Fill to None. Select OK to accept the change.

3. Click another cell on the worksheet so that the polygon is no longer selected.

REFERENCES

"User's Guide," version 5.0, pages 230, 637 "User's Guide 1," version 4.0, page 509