Excel Camera Object

[nde]

Hi All,

Here is a samplke of an article I found on the net: <Excel's Camera object
is the key to traffic-light reporting. This tool has been a standard part of
Excel for many years, but very few Excel users have ever used it. >
<In a new worksheet, enter text in cell B2. If you want, add some color and
other formatting as shown. Then select cell B2 and click on the Camera icon.
When you do so, the border around cell B2 turns into a moving marquee, and
your mouse pointer turns into a cross.

Now click anywhere on your spreadsheet. When you do so, Excel returns the
Camera object, as shown in the illustration above. You can move this object
anywhere on your worksheet. >

Though I am not able to find the Icon, anyone knows where to find it, looks
like a nice feature !

Thanks,
Nde

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Tools/Customize/Customize Toolbars/Menus... In the dialog's Commands
pane, select Categories: All commands, then scroll down to find Camera.
Drag to a toolbar of your choice.

 

[nde]

I do not have the All Commands choice.

I went through all command menu and I am not able to find the Camera one !

Nde

 

[Andy Pope]

Hi,

In xl2003.

Tools > Customize > Commands.
Select the Tools category. In the Commands list is the Camera item.
About 40th in the list.

Cheers
Andy

 

[Charles Chickering]

You could open the VB editor (Alt + F11) and type this into the immediate
window:
Application.CommandBars("Formatting").Controls.Add _
Type:=msoControlButton,ID:=280, Before:=1

Of course this will probably only work for xl 2003

 

[Jon Peltier]

Try this instead: Copy the range the regular way, hold Shift while selecting
the Edit menu, and choose Paste Picture Link. Same result, without a border
around the pasted picture.

- Jon