WD97: Gridlines Missing from Cells Pasted as Excel Object

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you copy a range of cells in Microsoft Excel and then paste them into a Word document as an Microsoft Excel object (using the Paste Special command) the gridlines do not appear.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: To Correct the Problem from Word

Double-click the Microsoft Excel object to initiate in-place editing, and then click outside of the object. Word will refresh the Microsoft Excel object and will now properly display the gridlines.

Method 2: To Correct the Problem from Microsoft Excel

1. In Microsoft Excel 97, open the appropriate workbook.

2. On the File menu, click Page Setup, and then click the Sheet tab.

3. Under Print, click Gridlines, and then click OK.

4. Select the worksheet range. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

5. In Word 97, place the insertion point at the location where you want the Microsoft Excel object.

6. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special. Under As, select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object, and then click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q129445
   TITLE     : XL: New Worksheet Previewed and Printed Without Gridlines