XL97: Picture Linked to Cell Does Not Immediately Update

ID: Q157499

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you link a picture in a worksheet to a cell, the picture may not be immediately updated when you change the cell.

CAUSE

This problem may occur after you apply a conditional format to the cell to which your picture is linked.

NOTE: The same problem may happen if you already applied a conditional format to the cell, and you then link a picture and change the conditional format.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, press F9 to recalculate the worksheet.

If you do not want to recalculate the entire worksheet, do the following:

1. Select the cell to which your picture is linked.

2. Click Bold on the formatting toolbar.

3. If you do not want to apply the Bold format to the cell, click Bold once

   more.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For more information about conditional formatting, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   conditional formats

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Highlight data that meets conditions you specify" topic.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords          : xlformat xldraw xlformula 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: November 1, 1998