Chart Object Members

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06/14/2014

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Represents a chart in a workbook.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Activate	Makes the current chart the active chart.
	ApplyChartTemplate	Applies a standard or custom chart type to a chart.
	ApplyDataLabels	Applies data labels to all the series in a chart.
	ApplyLayout	Applies the layouts shown in the ribbon.
	Axes	Returns an object that represents either a single axis or a collection of the axes on the chart.
	ChartGroups	Returns an object that represents either a single chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of all the chart groups in the chart (a ChartGroups object). The returned collection includes every type of group.
	ChartObjects	Returns an object that represents either a single embedded chart (a ChartObject object) or a collection of all the embedded charts (a ChartObjects object) on the sheet.
	ChartWizard	Modifies the properties of the given chart. You can use this method to quickly format a chart without setting all the individual properties. This method is noninteractive, and it changes only the specified properties.
	CheckSpelling	Checks the spelling of an object.
	ClearToMatchStyle	Clears the chart elements formatting to automatic.
	Copy	Copies the sheet to another location in the workbook.
	CopyPicture	Copies the selected object to the Clipboard as a picture.
	Delete	Deletes the object.
	Evaluate	Converts a Microsoft Excel name to an object or a value.
	Export	Exports the chart in a graphic format.
	ExportAsFixedFormat	Exports to a file of the specified format.
	GetChartElement	Returns information about the chart element at specified X and Y coordinates. This method is unusual in that you specify values for only the first two arguments. Microsoft Excel fills in the other arguments, and your code should examine those values when the method returns.
	Location	Moves the chart to a new location.
	Move	Moves the chart to another location in the workbook.
	OLEObjects	Returns an object that represents either a single OLE object (an OLEObject ) or a collection of all OLE objects (an OLEObjects collection) on the chart or sheet. Read-only.
	Paste	Pastes chart data from the Clipboard into the specified chart.
	PrintOut	Prints the object.
	PrintPreview	Shows a preview of the object as it would look when printed.
	Protect	Protects a chart so that it cannot be modified.
	Refresh	Causes the specified chart to be redrawn immediately.
	SaveAs	Saves changes to the chart or worksheet in a different file.
	SaveChartTemplate	Saves a custom chart template to the list of available chart templates.
	Select	Selects the object.
	SeriesCollection	Returns an object that represents either a single series (a Series object) or a collection of all the series (a SeriesCollection collection) in the chart or chart group.
	SetBackgroundPicture	Sets the background graphic for a chart.
	SetDefaultChart	Specifies the name of the chart template that Microsoft Excel uses when creating new charts.
	SetElement	Sets chart elements on a chart. Read/write MsoChartElementType.
	SetSourceData	Sets the source data range for the chart.
	Unprotect	Removes protection from a sheet or workbook. This method has no effect if the sheet or workbook isn't protected.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	When used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. When used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.
	AutoScaling	True if Microsoft Excel scales a 3-D chart so that it's closer in size to the equivalent 2-D chart. The RightAngleAxes property must be True. Read/write Boolean.
	BackWall	Returns a Walls object that allows the user to individually format the back wall of a 3-D chart. Read-only.
	BarShape	Returns or sets the shape used with the 3-D bar or column chart. Read/write XlBarShape.
	ChartArea	Returns a ChartArea object that represents the complete chart area for the chart. Read-only.
	ChartStyle	Returns or sets the chart style for the chart. Read/write Variant.
	ChartTitle	Returns a ChartTitle object that represents the title of the specified chart. Read-only.
	ChartType	Returns or sets the chart type. Read/write XlChartType.
	CodeName	Returns the code name for the object. Read-only String.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. Read-only Long.
	DataTable	Returns a DataTable object that represents the chart data table. Read-only.
	DepthPercent	Returns or sets the depth of a 3-D chart as a percentage of the chart width (between 20 and 2000 percent). Read/write Long.
	DisplayBlanksAs	Returns or sets the way that blank cells are plotted on a chart. Can be one of the XlDisplayBlanksAs constants. Read/write Long.
	Elevation	Returns or sets the elevation of the 3-D chart view, in degrees. Read/write Long.
	Floor	Returns a Floor object that represents the floor of the 3-D chart. Read-only.
	GapDepth	Returns or sets the distance between the data series in a 3-D chart, as a percentage of the marker width. The value of this property must be between 0 and 500. Read/write Long.
	HasAxis	Returns or sets which axes exist on the chart. Read/write Variant.
	HasDataTable	True if the chart has a data table. Read/write Boolean.
	HasLegend	True if the chart has a legend. Read/write Boolean.
	HasTitle	True if the axis or chart has a visible title. Read/write Boolean.
	HeightPercent	Returns or sets the height of a 3-D chart as a percentage of the chart width (between 1 and 10000 percent). Read/write Long.
	Hyperlinks	Returns a Hyperlinks collection that represents the hyperlinks for the chart.
	Index	Returns a Long value that represents the index number of the object within the collection of similar objects.
	Legend	Returns a Legend object that represents the legend for the chart. Read-only.
	MailEnvelope	Rrepresents an e-mail header for a document.
	Name	Returns or sets a String value representing the name of the object.
	Next	Returns a Worksheet object that represents the next sheet.
	PageSetup	Returns a PageSetup object that contains all the page setup settings for the specified object. Read-only.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
	Perspective	Returns or sets a Long value that represents the perspective for the 3-D chart view.
	PivotLayout	Returns a PivotLayout object that represents the placement of fields in a PivotTable report and the placement of axes in a PivotChart report. Read-only.
	PlotArea	Returns a PlotArea object that represents the plot area of a chart. Read-only.
	PlotBy	Returns or sets the way columns or rows are used as data series on the chart. Can be one of the following XlRowCol constants: xlColumns or xlRows. Read/write Long.
	PlotVisibleOnly	True if only visible cells are plotted. False if both visible and hidden cells are plotted. Read/write Boolean.
	Previous	Returns a Worksheet object that represents the next sheet.
	ProtectContents	True if the contents of the sheet are protected. For a chart, this protects the entire chart. To turn on content protection, use the Protect method with the Contents argument set to True. Read-only Boolean.
	ProtectData	True if series formulas cannot be modified by the user. Read/write Boolean.
	ProtectDrawingObjects	True if shapes are protected. To turn on shape protection, use the Protect method with the DrawingObjects argument set to True. Read-only Boolean.
	ProtectFormatting	True if chart formatting cannot be modified by the user. Read/write Boolean.
	ProtectionMode	True if user-interface-only protection is turned on. To turn on user interface protection, use the Protect method with the UserInterfaceOnly argument set to True. Read-only Boolean.
	ProtectSelection	True if chart elements cannot be selected. Read/write Boolean.
	RightAngleAxes	True if the chart axes are at right angles, independent of chart rotation or elevation. Applies only to 3-D line, column, and bar charts. Read/write Boolean.
	Rotation	Returns or sets the rotation of the 3-D chart view (the rotation of the plot area around the z-axis, in degrees). The value of this property must be from 0 to 360, except for 3-D bar charts, where the value must be from 0 to 44. The default value is 20. Applies only to 3-D charts. Read/write Variant.
	Shapes	Returns a Shapes collection that represents all the shapes on the chart sheet. Read-only.
	ShowDataLabelsOverMaximum	Returns or sets whether to show the data labels when the value is greater than the maximum value on the value axis. Read/write Boolean.
	SideWall	Returns a Walls object that allows the user to individually format the side wall of a 3-D chart. Read-only.
	Tab	Returns a Tab object for a chart.
	Visible	Returns or sets an XlSheetVisibility value that determines whether the object is visible.
	Walls	Returns a Walls object that represents the walls of the 3-D chart. Read-only.

Events

	Name	Description
	Activate	Occurs when a workbook, worksheet, chart sheet, or embedded chart is activated.
	BeforeDoubleClick	Occurs when a chart element is double-clicked, before the default double-click action.
	BeforeRightClick	Occurs when a chart element is right-clicked, before the default right-click action.
	Calculate	Occurs after the chart plots new or changed data, for the Chart object.
	Deactivate	Occurs when the chart, worksheet, or workbook is deactivated.
	MouseDown	Occurs when a mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over a chart.
	MouseMove	Occurs when the position of the mouse pointer changes over a chart.
	MouseUp	Occurs when a mouse button is released while the pointer is over a chart.
	Resize	Occurs when the chart is resized.
	Select	Occurs when a chart element is selected.
	SeriesChange	Occurs when the user changes the value of a chart data point by clicking a bar in the chart and dragging the top edge up or down thus changing the value of the data point.

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