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SUMMARY
When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel 97,
you can use the ApplyCustomType method to apply standard or custom chart
types to a chart or a series in a chart.
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The xlBuiltIn, xlUserDefined, and xlAnyGallery ConstantsYou can use the ChartType xlBuiltIn, xlUserDefined, and xlAnyGallery constants to determine the source of custom chart formats that the ApplyCustomType method will use. The sources that are used by each constant are listed in the following table.
To view the custom chart formats that are available in Xl8galry.xls
and Xlusrgal.xls files, do the following:
Because "Floating Bars" is a built-in custom chart format, use the
xlBuiltIn constant. In most cases, you can also use the xlAnyGallery
constant.
NOTE: If you specify an invalid TypeName argument, you receive the following error message: If you use the xlAnyGallery constant, Microsoft Excel 97 first look for the specified TypeName in Xlusrgal.xls. If the TypeName is not found, Microsoft Excel 97 then looks in Xl8galry.xls. If the TypeName is not found, you receive the previous error message. ExamplesChanging to a 3-D Line Chart:To change the active chart to a 3-D line chart, use the following line of code:
Changing to a User-Defined Chart:
To change the first chart in the workbook to a user-defined chart type called "Rainbow Columns," use either of the following lines of code:
-or-
Changing to a Built-In Chart Type:
To change the second chart in the workbook to a built-in chart type called "Outdoor Bars," use the following line of code:
Note that you can also use the following line of code:
However, this code does not achieve the same results if a user-defined
chart type called "Outdoor Bars" also exists.
REFERENCES
For more information about using the ApplyCustomType method and the
ChartType property, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor,
type "ApplyCustomType" or "ChartType"(without the quotation marks), click
Search, and then click to view the topics.
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