XL98: Unable to Create a Transparent Chart Area (179038)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q179038 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you format the chart area of a
chart with a fill pattern of None, the chart appears to be transparent;
however, you cannot select the cells behind the chart.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the following conditions are met:
- You hold down the CONTROL key, click the chart area of a chart,
and click Format Chart Area on the shortcut menu that appears.
(Or select the chart area and then click Format Chart Area tool
on the Chart toolbar).
-and-
- You click the Patterns tab, and then click None under Area.
Formatting the chart area with no fill pattern provides the illusion that
the chart area is transparent.
STATUS
The behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98.
MORE INFORMATION
This behavior differs from behavior in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.
In earlier versions, if you format the chart area of an embedded chart
with no fill pattern, you can access the cells behind the object by
clicking them.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbchart kbprb kbualink97 KB179038 |
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