ID: Q146058
When you record a macro to create a chart using discontiguous ranges, the source address of cells used to create the chart is fixed by Microsoft Excel. This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that you can use to create a chart when the ranges containing the data to be used in your chart are discontiguous.
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1. Enter the following information in Sheet1 in a new Workbook:
C3: D3: Region 1 E3: Region 2 F3: Region 3
C4: Jan D4: 10 E4: 80 F4: 15
C5: Feb D5: 20 E5: 70 F5: 25
C6: Mar D6: 30 E6: 60 F6: 35
C7: Apr D7: 40 E7: 50 F7: 45
C12: Jan D12: 10 E12: 80 F12: 15
C13: Feb D13: 20 E13: 70 F13: 25
C14: Mar D14: 30 E14: 60 F14: 35
C15: Apr D15: 40 E15: 50 F15: 45
code:
Sub CreateChart()
Worksheets("Sheet1").Activate ' Activate the worksheet.
Range("C4").Select ' The upper left corner of the chart
' data.
' Select the current range of data. This line of code assumes
' that the current region of cells is contiguous, without empty
' rows or columns.
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Name = "Firstname" ' Define a name to the first range.
' Repeat same steps for next contiguous range of cells.
Range("C12").Select
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Name = "Secondname"
Range("Firstname, Secondname").Select ' Select both ranges of
' cells.
myrange = Selection.Address
mysheetname = ActiveSheet.Name
'Add a chart to the active sheet
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(125.25, 60, 301.5, 155.25).Select
' Or, to create a chart on a separate chart sheet, substitute the
' next line for one above.
' Charts.Add
Application.CutCopyMode = False
' This line can best be written by recording a macro, and
' modifying the code generated by Microsoft Excel.
ActiveChart.ChartWizard _
Source:= Sheets(mysheetname).Range(myrange), _
Gallery:=xlLine, Format:=4, PlotBy:=xlColumns, _
CategoryLabels:=1, SeriesLabels:=1, HasLegend:=1, _
Title:="", CategoryTitle:="", ValueTitle:="", ExtraTitle:=""
End Sub
For more information about ChartWizard Method, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "chartwizard," click Search, and then click to view "ChartWizard Method."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
TITLE : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For more information about the ChartWizard Method, on the Help menu, click "Microsoft Excel Help Topics," click the Index Tab, and then type:
ChartWizard Method
For more information about the ChartWizard Method, on the Help menu, click Contents, click Programming with Visual Basic, click the search button, and then type:
ChartWizard Method
For more information about the ChartWizard Method, click the Balloon Help icon, click Microsoft Excel Help, click Programming with Visual Basic, click the search button, and then type:
ChartWizard Method
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Version : WINDOWS:5.0,7.0,97; MACINTOSH:5.0
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Issue type : kbhowtoLast Reviewed: May 17, 1999