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Article ID: 157638 - Last Review: January 19, 2007 - Revision: 1.1

WD97: Excel 97 Chart Object Becomes Picture Converting to Word 7.0

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SYMPTOMS

In Word 7.0, when you open a Word 97 document that contains a Microsoft Excel chart object, and you double-click the Excel chart object, the Word Picture Editor is opened instead of Excel.

WORKAROUND

To open a Word 97 document containing an Excel chart object in Word 7.0, and to be able to double-click the Excel chart object to open Excel, install the Microsoft Word 97-2000 Import Converter. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
162214  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162214/EN-US/ ) WD: How to Obtain the Word 97-2000 Import Converter

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
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