The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel, if you use the FORMULA() function in a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro to change the text in an unattached chart label, you may receive one of the following error messages:
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WORKAROUND
To change the text in a chart label without receiving one of the
error messages listed above, do either of the following:
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REFERENCESFor more information about FORMULA(), choose the Search button in the Microsoft Excel Macro Functions Help and type: FORMULA function Additional query words:
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