PPT4: Microsoft Excel Links Not Updated Automatically
  
PSS ID Number: Q138638
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
4.00 4.00a 4.00c
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
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SYMPTOMS
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When you edit a linked Microsoft Excel object in PowerPoint by double-
clicking it and making changes, those changes may not be reflected in your
presentation.
 
CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because the Microsoft Excel link in PowerPoint is not
automatically updated.
 
RESOLUTION
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You can force PowerPoint to update the links by clicking Links on the
Edit menu and then clicking Update Now.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PowerPoint version
4.0 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
 
Additional query words: 4.00 same different chart graph w_powerpt
powerpnt powerpoint worksheet spreadsheet
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Keywords          : kbinterop kbole
Version           : 4.00 4.00a 4.00c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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