XL2000: Cannot Drag Drawing Objects onto Windows Desktop

If you attempt to use a drag-and-drop operation to move or copy an AutoShape or drawing object onto the Windows desktop, the pointer changes to a circle with a diagonal line through it, and the drawing object does not appear on the desktop.

This functionality is different from Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0 in which you can drag a drawing object from a worksheet and place it on the Windows desktop. When placing a drawing object on the Windows desktop in this way, a "scrap" file is created.

This functionality is not available in Microsoft Excel 2000.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

For more information about using a drag-and-drop operation to move adrawing object or AutoShape, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type move a drawing object in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.