Chart.ChartWizard Method

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 non-interactive, and it changes only the specified properties.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub ChartWizard ( _
    Source As Object, _
    Gallery As Object, _
    Format As Object, _
    PlotBy As Object, _
    CategoryLabels As Object, _
    SeriesLabels As Object, _
    HasLegend As Object, _
    Title As Object, _
    CategoryTitle As Object, _
    ValueTitle As Object, _
    ExtraTitle As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Chart
Dim Source As Object
Dim Gallery As Object
Dim Format As Object
Dim PlotBy As Object
Dim CategoryLabels As Object
Dim SeriesLabels As Object
Dim HasLegend As Object
Dim Title As Object
Dim CategoryTitle As Object
Dim ValueTitle As Object
Dim ExtraTitle As Object

instance.ChartWizard(Source, Gallery, _
    Format, PlotBy, CategoryLabels, SeriesLabels, _
    HasLegend, Title, CategoryTitle, _
    ValueTitle, ExtraTitle)

void ChartWizard(
    Object Source,
    Object Gallery,
    Object Format,
    Object PlotBy,
    Object CategoryLabels,
    Object SeriesLabels,
    Object HasLegend,
    Object Title,
    Object CategoryTitle,
    Object ValueTitle,
    Object ExtraTitle
)

Parameters

• Source
  Type: System.Object
  The range that contains the source data for the new chart. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft PowerPoint edits the active chart sheet or the selected chart on the active worksheet.

• Gallery
  Type: System.Object
  One of the XlChartType constants that specifies the chart type.

• Format
  Type: System.Object
  The option number for the built-in autoformats. Can be a number from 1 through 10, depending on the gallery type. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft PowerPoint chooses a default value based on the gallery type and data source.

• PlotBy
  Type: System.Object
  Specifies whether the data for each series is in rows or columns. Can be one of the following XlRowCol constants: xlRows or xlColumns.

• CategoryLabels
  Type: System.Object
  An integer that specifies the number of rows or columns within the source range that contains category labels. Allowed values are from 0 (zero) through one less than the maximum number of the corresponding categories or series.

• SeriesLabels
  Type: System.Object
  An integer that specifies the number of rows or columns within the source range that contains series labels. Allowed values are from 0 (zero) through one less than the maximum number of the corresponding categories or series.

• HasLegend
  Type: System.Object
  true to include a legend.

• Title
  Type: System.Object
  The chart title text.

• CategoryTitle
  Type: System.Object
  The category axis title text.

• ValueTitle
  Type: System.Object
  The value axis title text.

• ExtraTitle
  Type: System.Object
  The series axis title for 3-D charts or the second value axis title for 2-D charts.

Remarks

If the Source parameter is omitted and the selection is not a chart on the active document, this method fails and an error occurs.

See Also

Reference

Chart Interface

Chart Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint Namespace