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Represents a chart in a workbook. The chart can be either an embedded chart (contained in a ChartObject) or a separate chart sheet.

The Chart type exposes the following members.

Properties

  Name Description
Public property _CodeName Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Application When used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. When used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Area3DGroup Returns a ChartGroup object that represents the area chart group on a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property AutoScaling True if Microsoft Excel scales a 3-D chart so that it's closer in size to the equivalent 2-D chart. The RightAngleAxes property must be True. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property BackWall Returns a Walls object that allows the user to individually format the back wall of a 3-D chart. Read-only. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Bar3DGroup Returns a ChartGroup object that represents the bar chart group on a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property BarShape Returns or sets the shape used with the 3-D bar or column chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ChartArea Returns a ChartArea object that represents the complete chart area for the chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ChartStyle Returns or sets the chart style for the chart. Read/write. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ChartTitle Returns a ChartTitle object that represents the title of the specified chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ChartType Returns or sets the chart type. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property CodeName Returns the code name for the object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Column3DGroup Returns a ChartGroup object that represents the column chart group on a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Corners Returns a Corners object that represents the corners of a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Creator Returns a constant in the XlCreator enumeration that indicates the application in which this object was created. If the object was created in Microsoft Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property DataTable Returns a DataTable object that represents the chart data table. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property DepthPercent Returns or sets the depth of a 3-D chart as a percentage of the chart width (between 20 and 2000 percent). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property DisplayBlanksAs Returns or sets the way that blank cells are plotted on a chart. Can be one of the following XlDisplayBlanksAs constants: xlNotPlotted, xlInterpolated, or xlZero. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Elevation Returns or sets the elevation of the 3-D chart view in degrees. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Floor Returns a Floor object that represents the floor of the 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property GapDepth Returns or sets the distance between the data series in a 3-D chart as a percentage of the marker width. The value of this property must be between 0 and 500. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property HasAxis Returns or sets which axes exist on the chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property HasDataTable True if the chart has a data table. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property HasLegend True if the chart has a legend. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property HasPivotFields True if the PivotChart controls are displayed on the specified PivotChart report. The default value is True. For a regular chart, this property always returns False and cannot be set. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property HasTitle True if the axis or chart has a visible title. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property HeightPercent Returns or sets the height of a 3-D chart as a percentage of the chart width (between 5 and 500 percent). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Hyperlinks Returns a Hyperlinks collection that represents the hyperlinks for the range or worksheet. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Index Returns the index number of the object within the collection of similar objects. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property InDraftMode (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Legend Returns a Legend object that represents the legend for the chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Line3DGroup Returns a ChartGroup object that represents the line chart group on a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property MailEnvelope Represents an e-mail header for a document. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Name Returns or sets the name of the object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Next Returns a Chart object that represents the next sheet or cell. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property OnDoubleClick Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property OnSheetActivate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property OnSheetDeactivate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property PageSetup Returns a PageSetup object that contains all the page setup settings for the specified object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Parent Returns the parent object for the specified object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Perspective Returns or sets the perspective for the 3-D chart view. Must be between 0 and 100. This property is ignored if the RightAngleAxes property is True. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Pie3DGroup Returns a ChartGroup object that represents the pie chart group on a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property PivotLayout Returns a PivotLayout object that represents the placement of fields in a PivotTable report and the placement of axes in a PivotChart report. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property PlotArea Returns a PlotArea object that represents the plot area of a chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property PlotBy Returns or sets the way columns or rows are used as data series on the chart. Can be one of the following XlRowCol constants: xlColumns or xlRows. For PivotChart reports, this property is read-only and always returns xlColumns. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property PlotVisibleOnly True if only visible cells are plotted. False if both visible and hidden cells are plotted. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Previous Returns a Chart object that represents the previous sheet or cell. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property PrintedCommentPages Gets the number of comment pages that will be printed for the current chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectContents True if the contents of the sheet are protected. This protects the entire chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectData True if series formulas cannot be modified by the user. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectDrawingObjects True if shapes are protected. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectFormatting True if chart formatting cannot be modified by the user. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectGoalSeek True if the user cannot modify chart data points with mouse actions. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectionMode True if user-interface-only protection is turned on. To turn on user interface protection, use the Protect method with the UserInterfaceOnly argument set to True. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ProtectSelection True if chart elements cannot be selected. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property RightAngleAxes True if the chart axes are at right angles, independent of chart rotation or elevation. Applies only to 3-D line, column, and bar charts. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Rotation Returns or sets the rotation of the 3-D chart view (the rotation of the plot area around the z-axis in degrees). The value of this property must be from 0 to 360, except for 3-D bar charts, where the value must be from 0 to 44. The default value is 20. Applies only to 3-D charts. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Scripts Returns the Scripts collection, which contains Script objects representing blocks of script or code in the specified document when it’s saved as a Web page. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Shapes Returns a Shapes object that represents all the shapes on the worksheet or chart sheet. Read-only. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowAllFieldButtons Gets or sets whether to display all field buttons on a PivotChart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowAxisFieldButtons Gets or sets whether to display axis field buttons on a PivotChart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowDataLabelsOverMaximum Returns or sets whether to show the data labels when the value is greater than the maximum value on the value axis. Read/write. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowDraftModeButton Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowLegendFieldButtons Gets or sets whether to display legend field buttons on a PivotChart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowReportFilterFieldButtons Gets or sets whether to display the report filter field buttons on a PivotChart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowValueFieldButtons Gets or sets whether to display the value field buttons on a PivotChart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property ShowWindow True if the embedded chart is displayed in a separate window. The Chart object used with this property must refer to an embedded chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property SideWall Returns a Walls object that allows the user to individually format the side wall of a 3-D chart. Read-only. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property SizeWithWindow True if Microsoft Excel resizes the chart to match the size of the chart sheet window. False if the chart size isn't attached to the window size. Applies only to chart sheets (doesn't apply to embedded charts). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property SubType Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property SurfaceGroup Returns a ChartGroup object that represents the surface chart group of a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Tab Returns a Tab object for a chart or a worksheet. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Type Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Visible Determines whether the object is visible. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property Walls Returns a Walls object that represents the walls of the 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public property WallsAndGridlines2D True if gridlines are drawn two-dimensionally on a 3-D chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method _ApplyDataLabels Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method _Dummy23 Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method _Evaluate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method _PrintOut Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method _Protect Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method _SaveAs Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Activate Makes the current chart the active chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method add_Activate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_BeforeDoubleClick Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_BeforeRightClick Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_Calculate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_Deactivate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_DragOver Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_DragPlot Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_MouseDown Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_MouseMove Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_MouseUp Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_Resize Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_Select Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method add_SeriesChange Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method ApplyChartTemplate Applies a standard or custom chart type to a chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ApplyCustomType Applies a standard or custom chart type to a chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ApplyDataLabels Applies data labels to a point, a series, or all the series in a chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ApplyLayout Applies the layouts shown in the ribbon. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Arcs Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method AreaGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single area chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the area chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method AutoFormat Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Axes Returns an object that represents either a single axis or a collection of the axes on the chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method BarGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single bar chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the bar chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Buttons Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ChartGroups Returns an object that represents either a single chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of all the chart groups in the chart (a ChartGroups object). The returned collection includes every type of group. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ChartObjects Returns an object that represents either a single embedded chart (a ChartObject object) or a collection of all the embedded charts (a ChartObjects object) on the sheet. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ChartWizard 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. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method CheckBoxes Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method CheckSpelling Checks the spelling of an object and displays the Spelling dialog box (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ClearToMatchStyle Clears the chart elements formatting to automatic. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ColumnGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single column chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the column chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Copy Copies the sheet to another location in the workbook. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method CopyChartBuild Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method CopyPicture Copies the selected object to the Clipboard as a picture. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method CreatePublisher Reserved for internal use.This member is for Macintosh only and should not be used. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Delete Deletes the object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Deselect Cancels the selection for the specified chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method DoughnutGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single doughnut chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the doughnut chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method DrawingObjects Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Drawings Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method DropDowns For callouts with an explicitly set drop value, this property returns the vertical distance (in points) from the edge of the text bounding box to the place where the callout line attaches to the text box. Read-only Single. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Evaluate Converts a Microsoft Excel name to an object or a value. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Export Exports the chart in a graphic format. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ExportAsFixedFormat Exports to a file of the specified format. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method GetChartElement Returns information about the chart element at specified X and Y coordinates. This method is unusual in that you specify values for only the first two arguments. Microsoft Excel fills in the other arguments, and your code should examine those values when the method returns. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method GroupBoxes Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method GroupObjects Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Labels Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method LineGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single line chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the line chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Lines Reserved for internal use. f (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ListBoxes Returns or sets the text entries in the specified list box or a combo box, as an array of strings, or returns or sets a single text entry. An error occurs if there are no entries in the list. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Location Moves the chart to a new location. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Move Moves the sheet to another location in the workbook. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method OLEObjects Returns an object that represents either a single OLE object (an OLEObject) or a collection of all OLE objects (an OLEObjects collection) on the chart or sheet. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method OptionButtons Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Ovals Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Paste Pastes chart data from the Clipboard into the specified chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Pictures Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method PieGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single pie chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the pie chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method PrintOut Prints the object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method PrintOutEx Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method PrintPreview Shows a preview of the object as it would look when printed. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Protect Protects a chart so that it cannot be modified. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method RadarGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single radar chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the radar chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Rectangles Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Refresh Updates the cache of the Chart or PivotTable object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method remove_Activate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_BeforeDoubleClick Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_BeforeRightClick Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_Calculate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_Deactivate Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_DragOver Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_DragPlot Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_MouseDown Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_MouseMove Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_MouseUp Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_Resize Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_Select Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method remove_SeriesChange Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public method SaveAs Saves changes to the chart or worksheet in a different file. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method SaveChartTemplate Saves a custom chart template to the list of available chart templates. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method ScrollBars Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Select Selects the object. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method SeriesCollection Returns an object that represents either a single series (a Series object) or a collection of all the series (a SeriesCollection collection) in the chart or chart group. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method SetBackgroundPicture Sets the background graphic for a worksheet or chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method SetDefaultChart Specifies the name of the chart template that Microsoft Excel uses when creating new charts. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method SetElement Sets chart elements on a chart. Read/write. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method SetSourceData Sets the source data range for the chart. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Spinners Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method TextBoxes Reserved for internal use. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method Unprotect Removes protection from a sheet or workbook. This method has no effect if the sheet or workbook isn't protected. (Inherited from _Chart.)
Public method XYGroups On a 2-D chart, returns an object that represents either a single scatter chart group (a ChartGroup object) or a collection of the scatter chart groups (a ChartGroups collection). (Inherited from _Chart.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event Activate Occurs when a chart sheet or embedded chart is activated. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event BeforeDoubleClick Occurs when an embedded chart is double-clicked, before the default double-click action. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event BeforeRightClick Occurs when an embedded chart is right-clicked, before the default right-click action. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event Calculate Occurs after the chart plots new or changed data. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event Deactivate Occurs when the chart is deactivated. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event DragOver Occurs when a range of cells is dragged over a chart. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event DragPlot Occurs when a range of cells is dragged and dropped on a chart. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event MouseDown Occurs when a mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over a chart. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event MouseMove Occurs when the position of the mouse pointer changes over a chart. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event MouseUp Occurs when a mouse button is released while the pointer is over a chart. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event Resize Occurs when the chart is resized. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event Select Occurs when a chart element is selected. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)
Public event SeriesChange Occurs when the user changes the value of a chart data point. (Inherited from ChartEvents_Event.)

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See Also

Reference

Chart Interface

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Namespace