# Microsoft Knowledge Base

## Excel: Unattached Text Boxes in Chart Are Renamed

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996 Article ID: Q104606
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a
- Microsoft Excel for OS/2, versions 2.2, 3.0
- Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0

## SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, if a chart contains multiple unattached text boxes and you delete one of the text boxes, the remaining text boxes may be renamed.

### Example

If you have three unattached text boxes that are referenced as Text 1, Text 2, and Text 3. When you delete Text 2, Text 3 is renamed to Text 2.

## STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

"User's Guide 1," version 4.0, page 457 "User's Guide," version 3.0, page 479

> KBCategory: kbusage
> KBSubcategory:

> Additional reference words: 4.00 4.00a 2.01 2.10 2.10c 2.10d

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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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