Chart Object Members

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06/14/2014

PowerPoint Developer Reference

Represents a chart in a presentation.

Methods

	Name	Description
	ApplyChartTemplate	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	ApplyCustomType	Applies a standard or custom chart type to a chart.
	ApplyDataLabels	Applies data labels to all the series in a chart.
	ApplyLayout	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	AutoFormat	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	Axes	Returns an object that represents either a single axis or a collection of the axes on the chart.
	ChartWizard	Modifies the properties of the given chart. You can use this method to quickly format a chart without setting all the individual properties. This method is non-interactive, and it changes only the specified properties.
	CopyPicture	Copies the selected object to the Clipboard as a picture.
	Export	Exports the chart in a graphic format. Read/Write Boolean.
	GetChartElement	Returns information about the chart element at specified X and Y coordinates. This method is unusual in that you specify values for only the first two arguments. Microsoft Office PowerPoint fills in the other arguments, and your code should examine those values when the method returns.
	Refresh	Causes the specified chart to be redrawn immediately.
	SaveChartTemplate	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	SeriesCollection	Returns an object that represents either a single series (a Series object) or a collection of all the series (a SeriesCollection collection) in the chart or chart group.
	SetDefaultChart	Specifies the name of the chart template that Microsoft PowerPoint will use when creating new charts.
	SetElement	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	SetSourceData	Sets the source data range for the chart.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AutoScaling	True if Microsoft Office PowerPoint scales a 3-D chart so that it is closer in size to the equivalent 2-D chart. The RightAngleAxes property must be True. Read/write Boolean.
	BackWall	Returns a ChSurface object that represents the back wall of a three-dimensional chart. Use the properties and methods of the returned ChSurface object to format the back wall of the specified chart.
	BarShape	Returns or sets the shape used with the 3-D bar or column chart. Read/write.
	ChartArea	Returns a ChartArea object that represents the complete chart area for the chart. Read-only.
	ChartData	Returns or sets an array that contains the values that will be displayed by the chart.
	ChartGroups	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	ChartStyle	OffDevBetaPlaceholder Read/Write String.
	ChartTitle	Returns a ChartTitle object that represents the title of the specified chart. Read-only.
	ChartType	Returns a ChartTitle object that represents the title of the specified chart. Read-only.
	Corners	Returns a Corners object that represents the corners of a 3-D chart. Read-only.
	DataTable	Returns a DataTable object that represents the chart data table. Read-only.
	DepthPercent	Returns or sets the depth of a 3-D chart as a percentage of the chart width (between 20 and 2000 percent). Read/write Long.
	DisplayBlanksAs	Returns or sets the way that blank cells are plotted on a chart. Can be one of the PpDisplayBlanksAs constants. Read/write Long.
	Elevation	Returns or sets the elevation of the 3-D chart view, in degrees. Read/write Long.
	Floor	Returns a Floor object that represents the floor of the 3-D chart. Read-only.
	GapDepth	Returns or sets the distance between the data series in a 3-D chart, as a percentage of the marker width. The value of this property must be between 0 and 500. Read/write Long.
	HasAxis	Returns or sets which axes exist on the chart. Read/write Variant.
	HasDataTable	True if the chart has a data table. Read/write Boolean.
	HasLegend	True if the chart has a legend. Read/write Boolean.
	HasTitle	True if the axis or chart has a visible title. Read/write Boolean.
	HeightPercent	Returns or sets the height of a 3-D chart as a percentage of the chart width (between 5 and 500 percent). Read/write Long.
	Legend	Returns a Legend object that represents the legend for the chart. Read-only.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
	Perspective	Returns or sets a Long value that represents the perspective for the 3-D chart view. Read/Write Long.
	PivotLayout	Returns a PivotLayout object that represents the placement of fields in a PivotTable report and the placement of axes in a PivotChart report. Read-only.
	PlotArea	Returns a PlotArea object that represents the plot area of a chart. Read-only.
	PlotBy	Returns or sets the way columns or rows are used as data series on the chart. Can be one of the following PpRowCol constants: ppColumns or ppRows. Read/write Long.
	PlotVisibleOnly	True if only visible cells are plotted. False if both visible and hidden cells are plotted. Read/write Boolean.
	RightAngleAxes	True if the chart axes are at right angles, independent of chart rotation or elevation. Applies only to 3-D line, column, and bar charts. Read/write Boolean.
	Rotation	Returns or sets the rotation of the 3-D chart view (the rotation of the plot area around the z-axis, in degrees). The value of this property must be from 0 to 360, except for 3-D bar charts, where the value must be from 0 to 44. The default value is 20. Applies only to 3-D charts. Read/write Variant.
	SideWall	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	Walls	Returns a Walls object that represents the walls of the 3-D chart. Read-only.

Chart Object Members

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