I will post this question in the Excel forum as well, because I don't know if
the problem is a powerpoint or excel issue.

I create many charts in Excel and the paste-link them into powerpoint. In
2003 Excel, under the Page Setup menu, on the Chart tab, there was a "printed
chart size" block. When I would click "Custom", the Chart Area border would
appear, I would re-size the chart to the desired size (so that I could fit
multiple charts on the page in ppt), then Paste-Link. The image in
powerpoint would be the same size as the CHART AREA border.

Now in 2007, they have apparently eliminated the "printed chart area" option
in the set-up and instead provided the chart area border (suitable for
resizing) as a default in any chart you plot. However, after sizing the
chart, when I paste-link the chart into Powerpoint 2007, the chart appears
the correct size, but instead of including ONLY the chart area, it links the
ENTIRE PAGE, including all the white space created by sizing the chart down.

Is there something I'm missing? There are other mysterious facets to this
issue, but this posting has already gotten too long. I'll post them as a
follow-up if more info is needed. THANKS.