XL2000: Drawing Objects Are Not Saved on User-Defined Chart

In Microsoft Excel 2000, pictures, clip art, WordArt, floating text, and any drawing objects that are created with the Drawing toolbar do not appear when you use a user-defined chart type.

NOTE: This problem occurs even when the user-defined chart originally contained the object when you added it to the list of available user-defined charts in Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel does not save graphic objects with user-defined charts.

To work around this problem, add drawing objects to the chart after you create the chart.

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

When you add drawing objects to a chart sheet or to an embedded chart on a worksheet and then save that chart as a user-defined chart, the drawing objects are not saved with the chart. This problem occurs even if you initially see the drawing objects in the chart preview.

Drawing objects that are not saved with a user-defined chart include: bitmaps, clip art, WordArt, floating text, and any drawing items created with the Drawing toolbar.

For additional information about working with custom chart types, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For more information about user-defined charts, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type charts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.