XL98: Objects May Not Appear After Copying Worksheet (178985)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q178985

SYMPTOMS

When you copy a worksheet in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the following problems may occur:
  • AutoShapes, drawing objects, charts, and other objects in the worksheet that do not appear or that are represented by placeholders in the original worksheet are displayed. -or-

  • AutoShapes, drawing objects, charts, and other objects appear in one worksheet but not in another worksheet even though they are present in the worksheet.

CAUSE

These problems occur if the following conditions are true:

  • The worksheet you are copying contains one or more embedded charts. -and-

  • Show Placeholders or Hide All is selected in the View tab of the Preferences dialog box (Click Preferences on the Tools menu).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following appropriate method to reset the Objects setting.

Method 1: Objects Are Displayed

If objects appear in the worksheet, use the following steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences. Click the View tab.
  2. Under Objects, click the option you want to use. For example, click Show All, Show Placeholders, or Hide All.
  3. Click OK.
The change is applied to all of the worksheets in the workbook.

Method 2: Some Objects Are Not Displayed

If some objects do not appear, use the following steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences. Click the View tab.
  2. Under Objects, click Hide All.
  3. Click OK.
  4. On the Tools menu, click Preferences. Click the View tab.
  5. Under Objects, click the setting you want to use. For example, click Show All, Show Placeholders, or Hide All.
  6. Click OK.
The change is applied to all of the worksheets in the workbook.

NOTE: If the Objects setting for the copied worksheet is Hide All, and you copy the worksheet in a single workbook, objects in the original worksheet may not be visible even though the Objects setting for the workbook is Show All. If this behavior occurs, use the second method in this article to restore the objects on the worksheet to the normal behavior.

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

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you can copy a worksheet by using the following steps:
  1. Click the worksheet you want to copy. Then, click Move Or Copy Sheet on the Edit menu. Or, press CONTROL and click the sheet tab of the worksheet you want to copy, and then click Move Or Copy on the shortcut menu.
  2. In the Move Or Copy dialog box, click to select the Create A Copy check box. In the To Book list, click a destination workbook for the copied worksheet. Specify the destination location for the copied worksheet in the Before Sheet list.
  3. Click OK.
The three possible settings for objects in worksheets in Microsoft Excel are listed in the following table. 
   Setting             Definition
   ------------------------------------------------------------------

   Show All            All objects are displayed normally.

   Show Placeholders   Objects are displayed in gray; you can see the
                       shape of the object but not its contents.

   Hide All            Objects are not displayed.
All worksheets in a workbook use the same settings. You can change these settings for the active workbook by clicking Preferences on the Tools menu, clicking the View tab, and selecting different settings.

If you copy a worksheet in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, Microsoft Excel automatically selects Show All under Objects in the View tab of the Preferences dialog box for the destination workbook. This is true regardless of the previous setting for the destination workbook.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbchart kbui KB178985
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