XL97: Unexpected Results Paste Linking Noncontiguous Range

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not copy a noncontiguous range of cells if you want to create a link to that range by clicking Paste Link. Instead, copy each contiguous range of cells in the noncontiguous range, and paste a link to each range separately. For example, given the following data:

   A1: a
   A2: b
   A3:
   A4: c
   A5: d
				

to paste a link to cells A1:A2,A4:A5 to B1:B4, do the following:

1. Select cells A1:A2.
2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
3. Select cell B1.
4. Click Paste Special on the Edit menu, and then click Paste Link.
5. Select cells A4:A5.
6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
7. Select cell B3.
8. Click Paste Special on the Edit menu, and click Paste Link.

The link results are as follows:

   A1: a      B1: a
   A2: b      B2: b
   A3:        B3: c
   A4: c      B4: d
   A5: d      B5: