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White background excel data link
Hello,
when linking an excel file to AutoCAD with Data Link Manager, the excel sheets appears with a white background. Is it possible to change this background to transparant?
regards, Jan
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Sounds like you have OLE object inserted for the Excel sheets.
Have you tried an autocad table and using the DATALINK?
E.g. insert an autocad table object.
Click inside a cell, right click and select Datalink and follow the prompts.
You can link to an Excel sheet or a range of data from the Excel sheet
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Hi,
>> Is it possible to change this background to transparant?
I would guess if you turn the Excel's background to black you would get a black background in your OLE object ... ![]()
Other question: it seems you are working with a black background in AutoCAD (I guess that's the reason why you ask here for none-white background), would you see black text (from Excel) when you insert the OLE-object with transparent background to AutoCAD's graphic with black background?
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Hi @Jan-TSpD,
Did @leothebuilder and @Alfred.NESWADBA's suggestions help you resolve this issue?
If not, could you please zip up a sample DWG and Excel set of files where this is occurring and attach it to your next post, so that we can understand exactly what you're experiencing?

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Hi Jan,
I just had the same problem and figured I'd tell you what I did. I just changed by excel table to No fill back ground and that fixed the problem!
Best,
Deepika
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