PPT: Unable to Animate Chart Elements of a Linked Excel Chart

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This article was previously published under Q285410

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SYMPTOMS

The Chart Animation tab is missing when you try to animate chart elements. For example, you click Effect Options on the shortcut menu of an animation effect added to a chart, but the Chart Animation tab does not appear in the Effect dialog box that opens.

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur when the chart in your presentation has been pasted as a link to an Excel chart.

Chart animation does not support the animation of chart elements when a chart is pasted as a link. For this reason, the Chart Animation tab does not appear.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, do not click Paste link in the Paste Special dialog box when you are pasting an Excel chart into the presentation.

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REFERENCES

For more information about linked objects, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the Help menu, type link in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.
For more information about animating objects, click Microsoft PowerPoint Help on the Help menu, type animation in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

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