why is the chart displayed only when the chart area is clicked on?
 

We used the chart wizard to create a chart. The chart area is greyed out and
the chart is displayed only when the chart area is clicked on. We tried to
create the same chart using a new workbook and we don't have this problem.

why is the chart displayed only when the chart area is clickedon?
 

Hi,

Use the menu Tools Options. On the View tab in the Objects section
make sure Show All is selected rather than place holders.

Cheers
Andy

Vivien wrote:
We used the chart wizard to create a chart. The chart area is greyed out and
the chart is displayed only when the chart area is clicked on. We tried to
create the same chart using a new workbook and we don't have this problem.

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Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info