PPT97: Excel Chart Does Not Refresh Properly After Update (151047)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q151047 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:
151261
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).
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/16/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbQFE KB151047 |
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