Chart.ChartWizard Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll

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Modifies the properties of the given Chart control. You can use this method to quickly format a Chart control without setting all the individual properties. This method is non-interactive, and it changes only the specified properties.

public void ChartWizard (object Source, object Gallery, object Format, object PlotBy, object CategoryLabels, object SeriesLabels, object HasLegend, object Title, object CategoryTitle, object ValueTitle, object ExtraTitle);

abstract member ChartWizard : obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj -> unit

Public Sub ChartWizard (Optional Source As Object, Optional Gallery As Object, Optional Format As Object, Optional PlotBy As Object, Optional CategoryLabels As Object, Optional SeriesLabels As Object, Optional HasLegend As Object, Optional Title As Object, Optional CategoryTitle As Object, Optional ValueTitle As Object, Optional ExtraTitle As Object)

Parameters

Source: Object

The range that contains the source data for the new chart. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Office Excel edits the active chart sheet or the selected Chart control on the active worksheet.

Gallery: Object

XlChartType. The chart type.

Format: Object

The option number for the built-in autoformats. Can be a number from 1 through 10, depending on the gallery type. If this argument is omitted, Excel chooses a default value based on the gallery type and data source.

PlotBy: Object

Specifies whether the data for each series is in rows or columns. Can be one of the following XlRowCol constants: xlRows or xlColumns.

CategoryLabels: Object

An integer specifying the number of rows or columns within the source range that contain category labels. Legal values are from 0 (zero) through one less than the maximum number of the corresponding categories or series.

SeriesLabels: Object

An integer specifying the number of rows or columns within the source range that contain series labels. Legal values are from 0 (zero) through one less than the maximum number of the corresponding categories or series.

HasLegend: Object

true to include a legend.

Title: Object

The Chart control title text.

CategoryTitle: Object

The category axis title text.

ValueTitle: Object

The value axis title text

ExtraTitle: Object

The series axis title for 3-D charts or the second value axis title for 2-D charts.

Examples

The following code example uses the ChartWizard method to create a 3-D column chart that displays the data series in the range of cells A1 to B5.

private void Create3DColumnChart()
{
    this.Range["A1", "A5"].Value2 = 22;
    this.Range["B1", "B5"].Value2 = 55;

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart chart1 =
        this.Controls.AddChart(this.Range["D2", "H12"], 
        "chart1");

    chart1.ChartWizard(this.Range["A1", "B5"], 
        Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn, 
        Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns);
}

Private Sub Create3DColumnChart()
    Me.Range("A1", "A5").Value2 = 22
    Me.Range("B1", "B5").Value2 = 55

    Dim Chart1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart = _
        Me.Controls.AddChart(Me.Range("D2", "H12"), "Chart1")

    Chart1.ChartWizard(Me.Range("A1", "B5"), _
        Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn, PlotBy:=Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns)
End Sub

Remarks

If Source is omitted and either the selection is not an embedded chart on the active worksheet or the active sheet is not an existing chart, this method fails and an error occurs.

Optional Parameters

For information on optional parameters, see Optional Parameters in Office Solutions.

Applies to