XL98: Unable to Rotate AutoShapes While in Edit Mode (181659)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q181659 SYMPTOMS
When you try to maneuver or position an AutoShape object, the Free Rotate
toolbar button, and the Rotate Or Flip and Nudge commands on the Draw
menu may be unavailable.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you work with an AutoShape object and you are in
edit mode (the pointer is blinking within the object).
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and change the orientation of an AutoShape,
select the object but do not use edit mode. To select an AutoShape object
without using edit mode, follow these steps:
- If you are currently in edit mode, click any cell in the worksheet.
NOTE: If the pointer is blinking within an AutoShape, you are in edit
mode.
- Move the mouse pointer over the border of the object, and then click
once to select the object.
The Free Rotate toolbar button and the Rotate Or Flip and the Nudge
commands on the Draw menu become available.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
When you rotate or flip an AutoShape object that already contains text, the
text is not rotated or flipped with the object. In addition, some objects
that you import into Microsoft Excel cannot be rotated or flipped. This
behavior occurs because the objects were not created in Microsoft Excel.
Also, you cannot rotate or flip bitmaps that you paste in the worksheet.
REFERENCES
For more information about rotating objects, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of
the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
rotating graphics
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Rotate or flip drawing object"
topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need,
ask the Office Assistant.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbbug KB181659 |
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