Chart.MouseDown event (Excel)

Occurs when a mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over a chart.

Syntax

expression.MouseDown (Button, Shift, x, y)

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Button	Required	Long	The mouse button that was released. Can be one of the following XlMouseButton constants: xlNoButton, xlPrimaryButton, or xlSecondaryButton.
Shift	Required	Long	The state of the Shift, Ctrl, and AlShift, Ctrl, and AlttShift, Ctrl, and Alt keys when the event occurred. Can be one of or a sum of values.
x	Required	Long	The x coordinate of the mouse pointer in chart object client coordinates.
y	Required	Long	The y coordinate of the mouse pointer in chart object client coordinates.

Return value

Nothing

Remarks

The following table specifies the values for the Shift parameter.

Value	Description
0 (zero)	No keys
1	Shift key
2	Ctrl key
4	Alt key

Example

This example runs when a mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over a chart.

Private Sub Chart_MouseDown(ByVal Button As Long, _ 
 ByVal Shift As Long, ByVal X As Long, ByVal Y As Long) 
 MsgBox "Button = " & Button & chr$(13) & _ 
 "Shift = " & Shift & chr$(13) & _ 
 "X = " & X & " Y = " & Y 
End Sub

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