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Chart.SetElement Method (PowerPoint)

Sets chart elements on a chart. Read/write MsoChartElementType.

Version Information

Version Added: PowerPoint 2007

Syntax

expression .SetElement(Element)

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Element

Required

MsoChartElementType

One of the enumeration values that specifies the chart element type.

Remarks

For charts, the following commands in the Layout tab correspond to the SetElement method:

  • Everything in the Labels group.

  • Everything in the Axes group.

  • Everything in the Analysis group.

  • PlotArea, Chart Wall, and Chart Floor buttons.

MsoChartElementType is an enumeration of constants that refer to all of the above commands.

Example

Note

Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.

The following example sets chart elements by using the various constant values to an active chart.

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)

    If .HasChart Then

        With .Chart

            ' Select the major gridlines on the value axis.

            .Axes(xlValue).MajorGridlines.Select

            .SetElement msoElementChartTitleCenteredOverlay

            .SetElement msoElementPrimaryCategoryGridLinesMinor

            ' Select the walls.

            .Walls.Select

            .SetElement msoElementChartFloorShow

        End With

    End If

End With

See Also

Concepts

Chart Object

Chart Object Members