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Dbstedman
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Apr 11, 2022

Linked Picture Troubleshooting

I can't edit my linked photos in excel. I try to move/resize them and I can't even click them. Is there a way to troubleshoot this? Usually, I can move them right away but eventually, I can't select them and I don't know why.

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  • PeterBartholomew1's avatar
    PeterBartholomew1
    Apr 14, 2022

    Dbstedman 

    Objects can also be selected from within the selection pane (Home/Editing/Find&Select/SelectionPane.

    Thing like multi-selection as changing the z-order are easier here but, if the sheet and objects are protected, then you will also be unable to select them from the pane.

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      Dbstedman
      Brass Contributor
      Apr 12, 2022
      I just checked and it is not protected. I can move other graphs but not the linked picture.
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        Dbstedman
        Brass Contributor
        Apr 12, 2022
        Does it make a difference that this document is housed in SharePoint? I have it open in the desktop version but it is autosaving to SharePoint.
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    Sergey_Lyakh
    Brass Contributor
    Apr 09, 2024

    Dbstedman,

    PeterBartholomew1's Selection Pane method can be very helpful in hiding unneeded images. I have not tried his VBA method yet, but the only other thing I found that works with this particular bug with duplicated linked images is restarting Excel. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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