Chart.PrintPreview(Object) Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:
Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll

Shows a preview of the Chart control as it would look when printed.

public void PrintPreview (object EnableChanges);
abstract member PrintPreview : obj -> unit
Public Sub PrintPreview (Optional EnableChanges As Object)

Parameters

EnableChanges
Object

true if changes can be made to the print preview window; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example creates a Chart and then uses the PrintPreview method to preview the printout of the chart.

private void PreviewChart()
{
    this.Range["A1", "A5"].Value2 = 22;
    this.Range["B1", "B5"].Value2 = 55;

    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart chart1 =
        this.Controls.AddChart(this.Range["D2", "H12"], 
        "chart1");

    chart1.SetSourceData(this.Range["A1", "B5"], 
        Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns);
    chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn;

    chart1.PrintPreview(false);
}

Private Sub PreviewChart()
    Me.Range("A1", "A5").Value2 = 22
    Me.Range("B1", "B5").Value2 = 55

    Dim Chart1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Chart = _
        Me.Controls.AddChart(Me.Range("D2", "H12"), "Chart1")

    Chart1.SetSourceData(Me.Range("A1", "B5"), Excel.XlRowCol.xlColumns)
    Chart1.ChartType = Excel.XlChartType.xl3DColumn

    Chart1.PrintPreview(False)
End Sub

Applies to