Chart.Export method (Excel)

Exports the chart in a graphic format.

Syntax

expression.Export (FileName, FilterName, Interactive)

expression A variable that represents a Chart object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
FileName Required String The name of the exported file.
FilterName Optional Variant The language-independent name of the graphic filter as it appears in the registry.
Interactive Optional Variant True to display the dialog box that contains the filter-specific options. If this argument is False, Microsoft Excel uses the default values for the filter. The default value is False.

Return value

Boolean

Example

This example exports chart one as a GIF file.

Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1) _ 
.Chart. Export _ 
 FileName:="current_sales.gif", FilterName:="GIF"

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