Chart.PlotBy Property (PowerPoint)
Returns or sets the way columns or rows are used as data series on the chart. Read/write Long.
Version Information
Version Added: PowerPoint 2007
Syntax
expression .PlotBy
expression A variable that represents a Chart object.
Remarks
The value of this property can be one of the following XlRowCol constants:
xlColumns
xlRows
For PivotChart reports, this property is read-only and always returns xlColumns.
Example
Note
Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.
The following example causes the first chart in the active document to plot data by columns.
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
.Chart.PlotBy = xlColumns
End If
End With