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Chart Interface
Chart Properties
_CodeName Property
Application Property
Area3DGroup Property
AutoScaling Property
BackWall Property
Bar3DGroup Property
BarShape Property
ChartArea Property
ChartStyle Property
ChartTitle Property
ChartType Property
CodeName Property
Column3DGroup Property
Container Property
Corners Property
Creator Property
DataTable Property
DefaultDataSourceUpdateMode Property
DepthPercent Property
DisplayBlanksAs Property
Dummy24 Property
Dummy25 Property
Elevation Property
Floor Property
GapDepth Property
HasAxis Property
HasDataTable Property
HasLegend Property
HasPivotFields Property
HasTitle Property
HeightPercent Property
Hyperlinks Property
Index Property
InnerObject Property
Legend Property
Line3DGroup Property
MailEnvelope Property
Name Property
OnDoubleClick Property
OnSheetActivate Property
OnSheetDeactivate Property
PageSetup Property
Parent Property
Perspective Property
Pie3DGroup Property
PivotLayout Property
PlotArea Property
PlotBy Property
PlotVisibleOnly Property
PrintedCommentPages Property
ProtectContents Property
ProtectData Property
ProtectDrawingObjects Property
ProtectFormatting Property
ProtectGoalSeek Property
ProtectionMode Property
ProtectSelection Property
RightAngleAxes Property
Rotation Property
Scripts Property
Shapes Property
ShowAllFieldButtons Property
ShowAxisFieldButtons Property
ShowDataLabelsOverMaximum Property
ShowLegendFieldButtons Property
ShowReportFilterFieldButtons Property
ShowValueFieldButtons Property
ShowWindow Property
SideWall Property
SizeWithWindow Property
SubType Property
SurfaceGroup Property
Tab Property
Tag Property
Type Property
Walls Property
WallsAndGridlines2D Property
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Chart.ProtectFormatting Property

Visual Studio 2012

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether modification of Chart control formatting is prevented.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)
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bool ProtectFormatting { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: Boolean
true if Chart control formatting cannot be modified by the user; otherwise false.

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

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