Chart.MouseMove event (Excel)

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, or xlSecondaryButton.
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 Description
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.

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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