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Q150491: WD97: Screen Flickers Constantly After Pasting Excel Chart

Article: Q150491
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbdta kbchart
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you paste a Microsoft Excel chart into a Microsoft Word document, the chart
resizes constantly, causing the display to flicker. Both programs may stop
responding (hang).

CAUSE
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This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

- You create a chart in Excel that contains a text box.

  -and-

- You clicked the Automatic Size option on the Alignment tab of the Format Text
  Box dialog box.

  -and-

- You copied the Excel chart.

  -and-

- You clicked Paste Link in the Paste Special dialog box in Word.

RESOLUTION
==========

To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

To temporarily workaround this problem, remove the Automatic Size option from all
text boxes on charts that you want to paste link into Word.

STATUS
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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).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2


Additional query words: flickering

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbdta kbchart 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbExcelSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 kbExcel97Search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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