PPT97: Picture Is Clipped When You Copy/Paste into PowerPoint

ID: Q223348

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows
on the following platforms: NT

SYMPTOMS

When you copy an Excel 97 cell range or chart and paste it into a PowerPoint 97 presentation, the picture is clipped on the bottom or right.

CAUSE

You selected a large cell range or chart (greater than approximately 33 centimeters by 33 centimeters) and then pasted the Clipboard content into PowerPoint, using one of the following methods:

Paste - Special as Picture (Enhanced Metafile)

OR

Paste - Special as Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object with Paste Link selected

If you look at the enhanced metafile (EMF) rendering on the Clipboard using Clipboard Viewer, the EMF is not clipped. Both of the previous Paste Special options use the EMF rendering of the copied cells or chart.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: PPT97 paste link metafile emf clip truncate


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Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999