WD2000: How to Automate Inserting an Excel Chart into Word

ID: Q212514

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

This article includes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that inserts an existing Microsoft Excel chart into a new Word document.

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For more information about using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

The preferred method for accessing Microsoft Excel for Windows Object properties is to add the Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library as an available preference. To add the Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library reference in Word, follow these steps:

In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu.

Under Available References, select the Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library check box.

Click OK.

After creating the reference, create and run the following Visual Basic macro:


Sub InsertXLChart()

   Dim xlapp As Excel.Workbook
   Documents.Add
   ' Replace "XLfilename" with a complete path and file name
   ' for an Excel worksheet that includes a chart.
   Set xlapp = GetObject("XLfilename")
   ' Activate the chart named Chart 1 in the workbook.
   xlapp.ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Activate
   ' Select the chart.
   xlapp.ActiveChart.ChartArea.Select
   ' Copy the chart.
   xlapp.ActiveChart.ChartArea.Copy

   With Selection
      ' The wdPasteOLEObject constant will insert the chart as an
      ' embedded object, and the wdInLine constant will insert the
      ' chart on the Text layer and not the Drawing layer.
      .PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteOLEObject, _
         Placement:=wdInLine
   End With

   ' Close the instance of Excel.
   Set xlapp = Nothing

End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto