XL98: Picture Linked to Cell Does Not Immediately Update

• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

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.

WORKAROUND

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. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Conditional formatting is a new feature in Microsoft Excel 98. Based on the conditions (up to three) you use for the conditional format for the cell, Microsoft Excel can dynamically apply a different font, style, pattern, or border to the cell.

REFERENCES

For more information about conditional formatting, click contents and index on the help menu, and type the following text

   conditional formats