Excel: Linked Attached Text Causes Macro Error

Last reviewed: October 7, 1997
Article ID: Q74263

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SUMMARY

If you use a macro to attach text in a chart that uses a formula to link to a cell on a Worksheet, Excel may return the error "Formula is not Valid."

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For example, the following macro may cause the "Formula is not Valid" error message to appear:

 =ATTACH.TEXT(1)
 =FORMULA("=Worksheet1!R1C3")
 =RETURN()

To workaround this, deselect the chart title and then reselect it before changing it's contents. For example, the above macro becomes:

 =ATTACH.TEXT(1)
 =SELECT("Chart")
 =SELECT("Title")
 =FORMULA("=Worksheet1!R1C3")
 =RETURN()

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Last reviewed: October 7, 1997
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