Pastespecial how to not mess up manual format

[nguyen_tri]

I am trying to paste special and manually format the object to a certain scale. However, the scale size always changes. Here is my code:

With Selection.Tables(1).Range.Cells(2).Range    .PasteSpecial Link:=True, DataType:=wdPasteOLEObject, _
    Placement:=wdFloatOverText, DisplayAsIcon:=False
    With .ShapeRange(1)
    .LockAspectRatio = msoFalse
    .ScaleWidth 1.03, msoTrue
    .ScaleHeight 0.95, msoTrue
    .LockAspectRatio = msoTrue
    .ConvertToInlineShape
    End With

Please help me.

 

[Macropod]

Most likely, the problem you're having is due to the object being linked; the field code that maintains the link maintains not only the data but also the formatting. There are also some things you can do through the GUI that there's no VBA support for. This seems to be one of them. Even manipulating the resulting LINK field's code won't produce the result you're after. Furthermore, even if you were able to, the linked object's format is liable to change when the Excel workbook is changed. What you may need to do is to paste your range as an unlinked table in its own right, which you can then re-scale, then replace that table's individual cell contents with links to your Excel workbook. Either that or resign yourself to re-scaling the linked data manually after running your existing code.