WD98: How to Edit an MS Graph Object Programmatically

ID: Q190240

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Graph 98

SUMMARY

This article includes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that you can use to edit a Microsoft Graph object in Microsoft Word.

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The following macro is designed to allow you to edit an "Embed MSGraph.Chart.8" object in a Word document. If your graph is a floating object, replace the InlineShapes property with the Shapes property.

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

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

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

   Object Library" check box.

3. Click OK.

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

   Sub EditDocChart()

      Dim Mychart As Object

      ' Activates the first object in the document for editing.
      ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.Edit

      ' Makes Mychart equal to MsGraph.Chart.8 object.
      Set Mychart = ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.Object

      ' Changes the value in the datasheet cell referenced in the range.
      Mychart.Application.DataSheet.Range("a1").Value = "75"
      Mychart.Application.Update

      ' Changes the chart type (remove the apostrophe from the beginning of
      ' the line that corresponds to the type of chart you want to change
      ' to).

      'Mychart.Application.Chart.ChartType = xlBarStacked
      'Mychart.Application.Chart.ChartType = xlPie

      Mychart.Application.Quit
      Set Mychart = Nothing

      ' Deselects the edited graph by moving insertion point.
      Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdMove
   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

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Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999