ChartWizard Method

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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.

Syntax

expression.ChartWizard(Source, Gallery, Format, PlotBy, CategoryLabels, SeriesLabels, HasLegend, Title, CategoryTitle, ValueTitle, ExtraTitle)

expression   Required. An expression that returns a Chart object.

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

Gallery   Optional Variant. The chart type. Can be one of the following XlChartType constants: xlArea, xlBar, xlColumn, xlLine, xlPie, xlRadar, xlXYScatter, xlCombination, xl3DArea, xl3DBar, xl3DColumn, xl3DLine, xl3DPie, xl3DSurface, xlDoughnut, or xlDefaultAutoFormat.

Format   Optional Variant. 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, Microsoft Excel chooses a default value based on the gallery type and data source.

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

CategoryLabels   Optional Variant. 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   Optional Variant. 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   Optional Variant. True to include a legend.

Title   Optional Variant. The chart title text.

CategoryTitle   Optional Variant. The category axis title text.

ValueTitle   Optional Variant. The value axis title text.

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

Remarks

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