Set Lengend position and ChartArea Interior Color : Chart Lengend « Excel « VBA / Excel / Access / Word






Set Lengend position and ChartArea Interior Color

 
Sub FormattingCharts()
    Dim myChart As Chart
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim ax As Axis

    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
    Set myChart = GetChartByCaption(ws, "GDP")

    If Not myChart Is Nothing Then
        myChart.ChartArea.Interior.Color = vbWhite
        myChart.Legend.Position = xlLegendPositionBottom
    End If

    Set ax = Nothing
    Set myChart = Nothing
    Set ws = Nothing
End Sub
Function GetChartByCaption(ws As Worksheet, sCaption As String) As Chart
    Dim myChart As ChartObject
    Dim myChart As Chart
    Dim sTitle As String

    Set myChart = Nothing
    For Each myChart In ws.ChartObjects
        If myChart.Chart.HasTitle Then
            sTitle = myChart.Chart.ChartTitle.Caption
            If StrComp(sTitle, sCaption, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
                Set myChart = myChart.Chart
                Exit For
            End If
        End If
    Next
    Set GetChartByCaption = myChart
    Set myChart = Nothing
    Set myChart = Nothing
End Function

 








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