WD98: Gridlines Missing from Cells Pasted as Excel Object (189079)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q189079 SYMPTOMS
If you copy a range of cells in Microsoft Excel and then paste them into a
Word document as a Microsoft Excel object (using the Paste Special command)
the gridlines do not appear.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
Method 1: To Correct the Problem from Word
Double-click the Microsoft Excel object to initiate in-place editing, and
then click outside of the object. Word will refresh the Microsoft Excel
object and will properly display the gridlines.
Method 2: To Correct the Problem from Microsoft Excel
To Correct the Problem from Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:
- In Microsoft Excel, open the appropriate workbook.
- On the File menu, click Page Setup, and then click the Sheet tab.
- Under Print, click Gridlines, and then click OK.
- Select the worksheet range. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
- In Word, place the insertion point at the location where you
want the Microsoft Excel object.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste Special. Under As, select Microsoft Excel
Worksheet Object, and then click OK.
Word will now insert the Microsoft Excel object with gridlines.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/4/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbinterop KB189079 |
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