ProtectFormatting Property [Excel 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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True if chart formatting cannot be modified by the user. Read/write Boolean.

Remarks

When this property is True, the Object command on the Format menu is disabled and chart elements cannot be added, moved, resized, or deleted.

This property is not persisted when the file is saved. If you set this property to True and then reopen the file, it will no longer be set to True.

Example

This example protects the formatting of embedded chart one on worksheet one.

Worksheets(1).ChartObjects(1).Chart.ProtectFormatting = True

Applies to | Chart Object