PPT97: Excel Chart Does Not Refresh Properly After Update

ID: Q151047


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows


SYMPTOMS

When you update a link to a Microsoft Excel chart, the chart may not be redrawn completely.


CAUSE

This problem occurs if the following circumstances are true:

  • You have pasted an Excel chart into a Microsoft PowerPoint slide by using the Paste Link option.

    -and-


  • You specify that the link to the Excel chart will be updated manually.

    -and-


  • The Excel chart is not completely visible in the visible area of the Excel worksheet.

    -and-


  • The chart is selected on the Excel worksheet.

    -and-


  • You update the link.


RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2
To temporarily work around the problem, select a cell on the Excel worksheet before you update the link to the chart.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta offinterop
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: May 4, 1999
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