XL97: Undo After Clearing OLE Object Turns Object into a Picture

ID: Q167873

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you work with an OLE object that is inserted in a workbook in Microsoft Excel, the object becomes a picture.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the following both of the following conditions are true:

• You are working with an OLE object in a Microsoft Excel workbook.

  -and-

• You delete the OLE object.

  -and-

• you click Undo on the Edit menu to restore the object.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: XL97 word powerpoint slide presentation calendar map media clip

Keywords          : kbinterop kbole xldraw 
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 4, 1998