XL97: Visio 4 Drawing Object Disappears After Being Opened

ID: Q172411

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you are editing a Visio 4 Drawing object that has been inserted into a Microsoft Excel 97 worksheet, the object may disappear from the worksheet when you return to Excel.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you do the following:

1. Right-click the Visio 4 Drawing object. On the shortcut menu, point to

   VISIO Object, and click Open.

2. On the File menu in Visio, click either "Exit & Return To <Bookname>"

   or Close.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft PowerPoint 97, or earlier versions of Excel, Word, or PowerPoint.

WORKAROUND

To prevent this problem from occurring, edit the Visio 4 Drawing object in place instead of opening it in Visio. To do this, when you right-click the Visio 4 Drawing object and point to VISIO Object, click Edit on the shortcut menu instead of Open. When you deactivate the drawing object, it does not disappear.

If the problem has already occurred, it is not possible to make the drawing object reappear. If you have not saved changes to the workbook that contained the drawing object, you may be able to recover the drawing object by closing the workbook without saving changes, and then reopening the workbook.

MORE INFORMATION

If you are experiencing this problem with Visio 4 Drawing objects, you may want to check if a newer version of Visio is available. For more information please see the following World Wide Web site:

   http://www.visio.com/

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

For more information about using Visio 4 Drawing objects in Microsoft Excel 97, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q168949
   TITLE     : XL97: Visio 4 Drawing Object May Not Be Displayed Correctly

Visio is manufactured by Visio Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbinterop xldraw 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 6, 1998