Shapes.AddChart Method

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Creates a chart at the specified location on the active sheet.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Excel 2007

Syntax

expression.AddChart(Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression   A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Type Optional XlChartType The chart type.
Left Optional Variant The distance, in points, from the left edge of the object to the left edge of column A (on a worksheet) or the left edge of the chart area (on a chart).
Top Optional Variant The distance, in points, from the top edge of the topmost shape in the shape range to the top edge of the worksheet.
Width Optional Variant The width, in points, of the object.
Height Optional Variant The height, in points, of the object.

Return Value
Shape

Remarks

If the chart type is omitted, the default chart type for the application is used. If the position is omitted, the default size for the application is used.

Example

The following example adds a chart to the active worksheet. The data for the stacked cylinder column chart type is taken from cells A10 to B14.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Range("A10:B14").Select
    ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart.Select
    ActiveChart.SetSourceData Source:=Range("Sheet1!$A$10:$B$14"), PlotBy:= _
        xlColumns
    ActiveChart.ChartType = xlCylinderColStacked

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