XL2000: New Text Box Created When Text Box in Chart Linked to Cell (211689)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q211689

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 2000, when you link a text box that is contained in a chart to a cell in a worksheet, Excel may create a second text box in the chart.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • The text box is contained in a chart that is embedded in a worksheet.

    -and-
  • You create the link from the text box to the worksheet cell as follows:
    1. While the text box is selected, you type an equal sign (=) in the formula bar.
    2. You click a cell in the worksheet, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: This problem does not occur in versions of Excel earlier than Excel 97, or when the text box is contained in a chart sheet.

WORKAROUND

To prevent this problem from occurring, do not link a text box to a worksheet cell by clicking the cell; instead, type the reference to the cell in the formula bar. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. In an embedded chart, either select an existing text box, or create a new text box by clicking the Text Box tool on the Drawing toolbar and then drawing the text box in the chart.
  2. In the formula bar, type an equal sign (=), followed by the name of the worksheet that contains the cell, an exclamation point (!), and the address of the cell that you want to link the text box to. The formula bar should contain a formula similar to the following:

    =Sheet1!A1

    NOTE: If the name of the worksheet contains any spaces, enclose the worksheet name in apostrophes, for example:

    ='My Worksheet'!A1

  3. Press ENTER.
Excel links the currently selected text box to the specified cell. Excel does not create a second text box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

In Excel, text boxes can either contain text or a link to a cell in a worksheet. To link a text box to a cell, select the text box, and then type a formula in the formula bar that refers to the cell.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/8/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbchart kbpending KB211689
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