Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Excel 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Excel, click here: Deleting Graphics when Deleting a Row.
Sethuraman has a worksheet where column A contains names, column B contains addresses, and column C contains a photo of the person. If he deletes the row, the photo remains. He wonders how the photo can be deleted at the same time the row is deleted.
This happens because of the way that the properties for the graphics are set up. If the only graphics in the worksheet are those for the people, then start by selecting all the graphics. (Press F5, click Special, select Objects, click OK.) Then, follow these steps to set the properties for all the selected graphics:
Figure 1. The Properties tab of the Size and Properties dialog box.
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2017-01-31 16:21:43
ALLY
It help me a lot, many thanks!!
2016-10-24 11:42:50
FMJ
In fact this tip doesn't work at all if you use "Move but don't size with cells".
It could give you the impression it works if you use "Move and size with cells". But in fact, the image is just resize with a heigth = 0. Visually, you don't see the image but in real it is always in the sheet.
Excel 2003 (yes, still loyal !)
2015-01-30 11:34:08
John
My previous issue (comment today) has been solved. Graphics will delete with row deletion IF the graphic property is set to "Move and size with cells", but graphics will NOT delete with row deletion if graphic property is set to "Move but don't size with cells".
2015-01-30 09:58:37
John
I have certain graphics that cannot be deleted with this method (other similar graphics are deleted). Have not found solution to this. Using Excel 2010
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