XL97: Cannot Drag Drawing Objects onto Windows Desktop

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, if you select a drawing object or AutoShape and attempt to use a drag-and-drop operation to place the object on the Windows desktop, the cursor becomes a circle with a diagonal line through it, and the drawing object does not appear on the desktop.

CAUSE

This functionality is not available in Microsoft Excel 97.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you can drag a drawing object from a Microsoft Excel worksheet and place it on the Windows desktop. When you place a drawing object on the Windows desktop in this way, a "scrap" file is created.

REFERENCES

For more information about using a drag-and-drop operation to move a drawing object or AutoShape in Microsoft Excel, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   drawing objects, moving