XL98: "Invalid Picture" When Setting Picture Property

ID: Q175918

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

You may receive one of the following error messages when you try to set the Picture property of a UserForm:

   Invalid picture

   -or-

   Run-time error '481':
   Invalid picture

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you attempt to set the Picture property of a UserForm, either manually or programmatically, to a GIF or JPEG file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the properties of a UserForm, click the Office Assistant, type "userform properties," click Search, and then click to view "UserForm Object, UserForms Collection."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

Additional query words: XL98

Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 4, 1998