Chart.PlotBy property (Excel)

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. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression.PlotBy

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Remarks

For PivotChart reports, this property is read-only and always returns xlColumns.

Example

This example causes the embedded chart to plot data by columns.

Worksheets(1).ChartObjects(1).Chart.PlotBy = xlColumns

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