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ChartObjects.Add Method

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Creates a new embedded chart.

Syntax

expression.Add(Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression   A variable that represents a ChartObjects object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Left Required Double The initial coordinates of the new object (in points), relative to the upper-left corner of cell A1 on a worksheet or to the upper-left corner of a chart.
Width Required Double The initial size of the new object, in points.

Return Value
A ChartObject object that represents the new embedded chart.

Example

This example creates a new embedded chart..

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set co = Sheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects.Add(50, 40, 200, 100)
co.Chart.ChartWizard Source:=Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1:B2"), _
    Gallery:=xlColumn, Format:=6, PlotBy:=xlColumns, _
    CategoryLabels:=1, SeriesLabels:=0, HasLegend:=1

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