XL2000: ActiveX Controls May Be Inadvertently Cropped

• Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, if you use the cropping controls on the Picture tab of the Format dialog box, one or more ActiveX controls in the active worksheet may be cropped.

CAUSE

This problem will occur if you have a combination of pictures and ActiveX controls selected when you crop the selected objects.

RESOLUTION

To prevent this problem from occurring, make sure that no ActiveX controls are selected when you use the cropping controls to trim pictures in your worksheet.

If the problem has already occurred, you can restore the controls to their original size. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Select the control(s) that need to be restored. Then, hold down SHIFT and select the picture that you previously cropped.



2. On the Format menu, click Object.



3. On the Picture tab, click Reset, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel, when you click Object on the Format menu, the Format dialog box contains different tabs, depending on which type of object is currently selected, for example:

   Object Selected     Tabs Displayed in Format Dialog Box
   -------------------------------------------------------------- 

   ActiveX Control     Size, Protection, Properties, Web
   Picture             Colors and Lines, Size, Picture, Protection,
                       Properties, Web  

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbui xlui
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug