XL: Cannot Move a Line to the Top or Left Side of Worksheet

ID: Q176473

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

You may not be able to move a line or arrow drawing object to the top or to the far left side of a worksheet.

Instead, You can move the object to a location that is several rows from the top or one or more columns from the left side of the worksheet. You cannot move the object any closer to the top or left edge.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if you have used the Free Rotate tool on the Drawing toolbar to rotate the line or arrow.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

Delete the line or arrow, and then use the Line tool or the Arrow tool to draw a new line in the desired position.
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Use the Free Rotate tool to rotate the line or arrow back to its original orientation.
NOTE: You can then use the handles to orient the line or arrow to the orientation you want and move the line or arrow to the position you want.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the Free Rotate tool on the Drawing toolbar to rotate a drawing object about a central position without resizing or otherwise altering the drawing object. To use the Free Rotate tool, follow these steps:

1. Select the drawing object that you want to rotate.

2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Free Rotate tool.

3. Drag one of the green handles around the center of the drawing object.

   As you do this, the object rotates about its center point.

4. When you are done, click the Free Rotate tool again.

Additional query words: XL97 AutoShape drag drop

Keywords          : xldraw 
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: January 8, 1999