Microsoft KB Archive Search

Notice: This website is an unofficial Microsoft Knowledge Base (hereinafter KB) archive and is intended to provide a reliable access to deleted content from Microsoft KB. All KB articles are owned by Microsoft Corporation. Read full disclaimer for more details.

  1. Home
  2. XL2000: How to Create a Chart with Non-Contiguous Ranges

XL2000: How to Create a Chart with Non-Contiguous Ranges

View products that this article applies to.

Summary

When you record a macro to create a chart using non-contiguous 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 that you can use to create a chart when the ranges containing the data to be used in your chart are not contiguous.

↑ Back to the top

More information

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs.
If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or Microsoft Advisory Services. For more information, visit these Microsoft Web sites:

Microsoft Certified Partners - https://partner.microsoft.com/global/30000104

Microsoft Advisory Services - http://support.microsoft.com/gp/advisoryservice

For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
To create a sample macro that can be used to create a chart from non-contiguous data ranges, follow these steps:
  1. Type the following data in Sheet1 of 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
  2. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
  3. On the Insert menu, click Module.
  4. Type or paste the following code into the module sheet:
    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
  5. Run the CreateChart macro. A chart is created on Sheet1 of the workbook, using all of the data on Sheet1.

↑ Back to the top

References

For more information about the ChartWizard method, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type chartwizard method in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

↑ Back to the top

Keywords: KB213351, kbprogramming, kbhowto, kbdtacode

↑ Back to the top

Article Info
Article ID : 213351
Revision : 8
Created on : 11/23/2006
Published on : 11/23/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 303