PRJ: Options Not Available in Paste Special Dialog Box
Article ID: 169731
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Project 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q169731
SYMPTOMS
Options in the Paste Special dialog box are unavailable (dimmed) when you attempt to Paste a Microsoft Excel 97 Chart object in the Notes pane in a Microsoft Project file.
CAUSE
The Paste Special command recognizes picture and text formats; it does not recognize objects.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem and insert an object in the
Notes pane,
use any of the following methods:
- Right-click the Notes pane and then click Object on
the menu that appears.
- Click the Insert Object button on the Notes
toolbar.
- Use a drag and drop operation to move the object from Microsoft
Excel to the Notes pane in Microsoft Project.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft
Project listed above.
Additional query words: prj2000
Keywords: kbbug kbinterop kbpending KB169731