XL2000: Background Turns Black When You Paste an Object into the Floor of a 3-D Chart (212229)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q212229

SYMPTOMS

When you paste an object into the floor of a three-dimensional (3-D) chart, the background color of the floor may turn black.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you set the Area pattern of the floor to None before you paste the object in the chart.

NOTE: If you select the floor of the chart and press DELETE, you set the Area pattern to None by default.

WORKAROUND

To paste an object into the floor of a 3-D chart and prevent the background floor color from turning black, do not set the Area pattern of the floor to None before you paste the object.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in Microsoft Excel 2000.

REFERENCES

For more information about adding pictures to charts, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type use a picture in a chart in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbchart kbpending KB212229
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