Chart.ChartWizard Method (Excel)

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 noninteractive, and it changes only the specified properties.

Syntax

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

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

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

One of the constants of XlChartType specifying the chart type.

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.

Example

This example reformats Chart1 as a line chart, adds a legend, and adds category and value axis titles.

Charts("Chart1").ChartWizard _ 
 Gallery:=xlLine, _ 
 HasLegend:=True, CategoryTitle:="Year", ValueTitle:="Sales"

See Also

Concepts

Chart Object Members

Chart Object