How to prevent chart / picture / button from moving in Excel?

In Excel, we always insert some objects, such as charts, pictures or buttons and so on to make the worksheet more vividly and clearly. But, when you drag the cells below these objects, the floating objects will be moving or resizing with the cells automatically. How could you prevent these objects from resizing or moving in Excel?

Prevent chart / picture / button from moving in Excel 2007/2010

Prevent chart / picture / button from moving in Excel 2013

Prevent chart / picture / button from moving in Excel 2007/2010

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If you have Excel 2010/2007, you can solve this job with following steps:

1. Select your specific object which you want to prevent from resizing or moving, and click Format in the ribbon, then click button in the Size group, see screenshot:

2. In the popped out dialog:

(1.) In Excel 2010, choose Properties option from the left pane, and then check Don’t move or size with cells, see screenshot:

(2.) In Excel 2007, click Properties tab, and select Don’t move or size with cells option.

3. Then click Close button, and when you drag the cells next time, the objects will not be moving or resizing any more.

Prevent chart / picture / button from moving in Excel 2013

There is a little differences in setting the properties in Excel 2013 from Excel 2007/2010, please do as this:

1. Select your specific object which you want to prevent from resizing or moving, and click Format in the ribbon, then click  button in the Size group, see screenshot:

2. In the popped out pane, click Size & Properties icon, and check Don’t move or size with cells option under PROPERTIES section, see screenshot:

3. After changing the setting, then close the pane.

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