Unable to Change Source for a Microsoft Excel Chart Object

ID: Q144774

The information in this article applies to:

 – Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 – Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 – Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11

Microsoft Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you change the link source for an existing Microsoft Excel chart object that is embedded in a Word document, the object fails to link to the source object that you specify.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when

You use a computer that is running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, version 3.11, or Microsoft Windows 95.
-and-
You paste a Microsoft Excel chart as an embedded linked object in a Word document.
-and-
You change the link source for the object in the document while Microsoft Excel is still open.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem when using Microsoft Word version 6.0, 6.0a, or 6.0c for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word for Windows NT and Microsoft Word for Windows 95.

WORKAROUND

Method 1: Close the Microsoft Excel worksheet before you change the source

          of the link.

Method 2: Paste the chart as an object rather than as a picture.

Method 3: If you are using Windows or Windows for Workgroups, obtain the

          Application Note titled "WW1116: OLE Version 2.03." This
          Application Note contains an upgraded version of OLE for
          Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Microsoft Windows versions
          3.1 and 3.11. For additional information, please see the
          following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

          ARTICLE-ID: Q123087
          TITLE     : OLE Version 2.03

KBCategory: kbinterop kbusage KBSubcategory:

Additional query words: 5.0 5.0c 6.0 6.0a 6.0c WFWG graph launch boot msgraph wfwg

Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998