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Excel VBA - charts videos | Excel VBA Part 50.1 - Introduction to Charts in VBA

Posted by Andrew Gould on 17 November 2016

Excel VBA Part 50.1 - Introduction to Charts in VBA

This video helps you to get started with charts in Excel VBA. You'll learn how to create a new chart sheet and set the chart's data source using a variety of techniques, including how to dynamically set the data source based on conditions. You'll also see lots of ways to change the appearance of the chart, including using chart layouts, chart colour schemes, chart styles and even how to create your own custom chart template.

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From:	duggie
When:	06 Mar 24 at 15:14

A couple of points:

The suggestion you provided for setting the source of a map works but only if the map was embedded on a worksheet. If the map was "on its own" ie on a chartsheet, it fails.
Is there a workaround for this?
I use the following code to change the size of the legend and it works for a column / bar, etc chart:
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("Chart 1").chart.legend.width=10
but if the chart is a map, I get an error:
Object doesn't support this action.
Is there a fix for maps to alter the size of the legend?
or have i identifed two further bugs with Excel?

From:	Andrew G
When:	06 Mar 24 at 18:26

Hi!

I don't know! You could try changing the location to make it an embedded chart, change the datasource and change it back to a separate chart sheet.
I don't know! It's probably another bug.

From:	Andrew G
When:	11 Mar 24 at 08:31

Annoying but at least it works I suppose!

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From:	duggie
When:	10 Mar 24 at 20:50

Didn't work. Instead, Everytime I wanted to change the source, I deleted the Chart sheet, set the new source range, then recreated a new Chart sheet!

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From:	duggie
When:	21 Feb 24 at 23:23

I have two columns of data, country and metric and I created a column chart from it manually.

This code sets the source data of a chart:

ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("Chart 1").Activate

ActiveChart.SetSourceData Source:=Range("Sheet1!$A$1:$B$3")

However, when I changed the chart type manually to a map, then ran the code, I got an error:

run-time error 445 Object doesn't support this action

Are maps different to "normal" charts? How can I set its source data?

From:	Andrew G
When:	22 Feb 24 at 09:38

Hi!

It looks like the easiest way is to select the cells before creating the map.

Range("A1:B5").Select

ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart2 XlChartType:=xlRegionMap

I hope it helps!

From:	duggie
When:	22 Feb 24 at 11:40

Thanks but if a map chart has already been created, does that mean you would need to delete it, then select the revised range before creating it?

Is it not possible to amend the source data range directly?

From:	Andrew G
When:	28 Feb 24 at 07:11

:D that sounds like a great idea but would be a lifetime's work!

From:	duggie
When:	27 Feb 24 at 17:45

A bug in Excel? Never!

I've encountered a fair number of these and I'm sure you have too.

Have you ever considered compiling a list, along with some explanations and workarounds, then possbily creating a book / document out of it? Think it'll be a first.

From:	Andrew G
When:	22 Feb 24 at 13:11

It seems so, yes. There appears to be a bug with map charts and the SetSourceData method.

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