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Chart.MouseMove Event

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Excel Developer Reference

Occurs when the position of the mouse pointer changes over a chart.

Syntax

expression.MouseMove(Button, Shift, x, y)

expression   A variable that represents a Chart object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Button Required Long The mouse button that was released. Can be one of the following XlMouseButton constants: xlNoButton, xlPrimaryButton, xlSecondaryButton, or xlMiddleButton.
Shift Required Long The state of the SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT keys when the event occurred. Can be one of or a sum of values.
x Required Long The X coordinate of the mouse pointer in chart object client coordinates.
y Required Long The Y coordinate of the mouse pointer in chart object client coordinates.

Return Value
Nothing

Remarks

The following table specifies the values for the

Shift

parameter.

Value Meaning
0 (zero) No keys
1 SHIFT key
2 CTRL key
4 ALT key

Example

This example runs when the position of the mouse pointer changes over a chart.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Private Sub Chart_MouseMove(ByVal Button As Long, ByVal Shift As Long, ByVal X As Long, ByVal Y As Long)
    MsgBox "X = " & X & " Y = " & Y
End Sub

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