XL97: Cannot Drag Drawing Objects onto Windows Desktop

ID: Q156984

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, if you select a drawing object or AutoShape and attempt to use a drag-and-drop operation to place the object on the Windows desktop, the cursor becomes a circle with a diagonal line through it, and the drawing object does not appear on the desktop.

CAUSE

This functionality is not available in Microsoft Excel 97.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you can drag a drawing object from a Microsoft Excel worksheet and place it on the Windows desktop. When you place a drawing object on the Windows desktop in this way, a "scrap" file is created.

REFERENCES

For more information about using a drag-and-drop operation to move a drawing object or AutoShape in Microsoft Excel, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   drawing objects, moving

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Move a drawing object or set of objects" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 8.0 No cursor dropping

Keywords          : kbprint kbdta kbweb kbchart xlui xldraw 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 27, 1999