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In article <1993Jan20.095843.5681@sunvax.sun.ac.za> pan@sunvax.sun.ac.za writes:
>From: pan@sunvax.sun.ac.za
>Subject: Re: WFW+Excel Bug
>Date: 20 Jan 93 07:58:42 GMT

>In article <00966D7E.EEEE4D20@srcvax.cem.msu.edu>, medlin@srcvax.cem.msu.edu (Stephen Medlin) writes:
>> Well, I found an interesting Bug/Feature (???) when importing a chart 
>> from Excel 4.0 into WFW 2.0.  I copied a chart from Excel via the 
>> Clipboard and used a regular Paste (i.e., not Paste Special).  I 
>> sized/positioned the chart to my liking w/in WFW (I also placed a fram 
>> around the chart--but that did not seem related to the following 
>> problem).  I then printed out the page with the chart and BOOM...the 
>> chart had shifted itself on the page (e.g., the margin had changed), 
>> and the size had expanded from 6 inches wide to 9.4 inches (or 
>> whatever the original size of the chart when pasted into WFW).  I 
>> tried re-pasting the charts, choosing different printer drivers, etc. 
>> and I continued getting the same problem.  The problem/solution that I 
>> discovered is that the new conversion module for WFW is "too smart" 
>> and recognized that the image being copied into WFW was from Excel and 
>> automatically did a Paste Special Excel Chart.  I then went back and 
>> did a Paste Special Picture and the problem went away.  Of course, I 
>> cannot edit the Picture, but it is just as easy to re-open Excel, edit 
>> the chart, and re-paste it back into the document.  Anyone else notice 
>> this problem and/or have a different solution?

>When selecting Paste Special in MSWord the default button is "Paste Link".
>Do not use that button, use the "Paste" button.  It is only when you have used
>the "Paste Link" button that Excel and WFW would exchange information about
>excel object pasted in WFW documents.

Could this be something to do with the outdated import filter in Winword for 
Excel 4.0 files? If it is you can get the updated XLBIFF file by ftp from 
ftp.cica.indiana.edu.