XL97: Cannot Drag Drawing Objects onto Windows Desktop (156984)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q156984 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if you select a drawing object or AutoShape and
attempt to use a drag-and-drop operation to place the object on the Windows
desktop, the cursor becomes a circle with a diagonal line through it, and
the drawing object does not appear on the desktop.
CAUSE
This functionality is not available in Microsoft Excel 97.
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 version 7.0, you can drag a drawing object from a
Microsoft Excel worksheet and place it on the Windows desktop. When you
place a drawing object on the Windows desktop in this way, a "scrap" file
is created.
REFERENCES
For more information about using a drag-and-drop operation to move a
drawing object or AutoShape in Microsoft Excel, click the Index tab in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Move a drawing object
or set of objects" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/7/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbchart kbprb kbprint kbweb KB156984 |
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