WD98: How to Programmatically Insert an Excel Chart into Word

ID: Q182585

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article includes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to insert an existing Excel chart into a new Word document.

MORE INFORMATION

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The preferred method for accessing Microsoft Excel for Windows Object properties is to add the Microsoft Excel 8.0 Object Library as an available reference. To add the Microsoft Excel 8.0 Object Library reference in Word 97, follow these steps:

1. In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu.

2. Under Available References, click to select the "Microsoft Excel 8.0

   Object Library" check box.

3. Click OK.

After you create the reference, create and run the following Visual Basic macro:

   Sub InsertXLChart()
      Dim xlapp As Excel.Workbook
      Documents.Add
      ' Replace "XLfilename" with a complete path and file name
      ' for an Excel worksheet that includes a chart.
      Set xlapp = GetObject("XLfilename")
      ' Activate the first chart in the workbook.
      xlapp.ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Activate
      ' Select the chart.
      xlapp.ActiveChart.ChartArea.Select
      ' Copy the chart.
      xlapp.ActiveChart.ChartArea.Copy
      With Selection
         ' The wdPasteOLEObject constant will insert the chart as an
         ' embedded object, and the wdInLine constant will insert the
         ' chart on the text layer and not the drawing layer.
         .PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteOLEObject, _
            Placement:=wdInLine
      End With
      ' Close the instance of Excel.
      Set xlapp = Nothing
   End Sub

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

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Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
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Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999