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Chart.SetDefaultChart Method (Word)

Specifies the name of the chart template that Microsoft Word uses when it creates new charts.

Version Information

Version Added: Word 2007

Syntax

expression .SetDefaultChart(Name)

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Name

Required

Variant

Specifies the name of the default chart template that Word uses when it creates new charts. This name can be set to either the name of a user-defined chart template in the gallery or a special XlChartGallery constant, xlBuiltIn, to specify a built-in chart template.

Example

The following example sets the default chart template to a custom chart template named "Monthly Sales."

With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1) 
 If .HasChart Then 
 .Chart.SetDefaultChart Name:="Monthly Sales" 
 End If 
End With

See Also

Concepts

Chart Object

Chart Object Members