Chart.ChartObjects Method (Excel)
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.
Syntax
expression .ChartObjects(Index)
expression A variable that represents a Chart object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Index |
Optional |
Variant |
The name or number of the chart. This argument can be an array, to specify more than one chart. |
Return Value
Object
Remarks
This method isn't equivalent to the Charts property. This method returns embedded charts; the Charts property returns chart sheets. Use the Chart property to return the Chart object for an embedded chart.
Example
This example adds a title to embedded chart one on Sheet1.
With Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = "1995 Rainfall Totals by Month"
End With
This example creates a new series in embedded chart one on Sheet1. The data source for the new series is the range B1:B10 on Sheet1.
Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Activate
ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.Add _
source:=Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("B1:B10")
This example clears the formatting of embedded chart one on Sheet1.
Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart.ChartArea.ClearFormats