XL98: Data Maps Are Not Supported in Microsoft Excel 98

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you open a workbook that contains a data map, the data map is imported as a picture and appears in black and white.

If you double-click the data map, you receive the following error message:

   Cannot start the source application for this object. There may not be
   enough memory available.

CAUSE

These problems occur because Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition does not include support for data maps. Data maps are temporarily converted into pictures when you open them in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, and Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, you can create a data map in a worksheet by following these steps:

1. In a worksheet, select a range of cells that contains geographic data, such as country names or state names, and associated data. For example:

         State            Population
         Maryland         5008060
         North Carolina   7019142
         Texas            18276706
         Washington       5345474
   
   

2. On the Insert menu, click Map. Or, click the Map tool on the Standard toolbar.

3. Draw the map on the worksheet.

4. If the Multiple Maps Available dialog box appears, select the map you want to use, and click OK.

If you open a workbook that contains a data map in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the following dialog box appears:

   Graphics Filter
   Converting: Metafile

   =EMBED("MSMap.8","")