When you select a custom range in a Microsoft Excel worksheet and then try to import data to link to shapes in a Microsoft Office Visio 2007 drawing, the data is not imported. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
The selected worksheet range cannot be imported.
Make sure the worksheet name does not contain leading spaces or any of the following reserved characters:
Accent ("`"), exclamation ("!"), or pound ("#").
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This issue may occur when the worksheet name contains any of the following characters:
| • | Leading spaces |
| • | Number sign |
| • | Exclamation point |
| • | Acute accent |
| • | Any low ASCII character (0 through 31) |
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To work around this issue, rename the worksheet in Excel. When you rename the worksheet, do not use any of the characters that are listed in the "Cause" section.
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