ChartData.IsLinked Property
True if the data for the chart is linked to an external Microsoft Excel workbook. Read-only Boolean.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
ReadOnly Property IsLinked As Boolean
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As ChartData
Dim value As Boolean
value = instance.IsLinked
bool IsLinked { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
Remarks
Using the BreakLink() method to remove the link to a Microsoft Excel workbook sets this property to False.
Examples
The following example checks if the data for the first chart in the active document is linked to an external Microsoft Excel workbook. If the data for the chart is linked, the example then uses the BreakLink method to remove the link. If the data for the chart is not linked, the example uses the Activate() method to display the embedded data for the chart.
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
With .Chart.ChartData
If .IsLinkedThen
.BreakLink
Else
.Activate
End If
End With
End If
End With