How do I get the correct width of each legend entry in a chart? I have used the width property of the LegendEntry but this doesn't give the correct value.
For example, using the below legend:
if I check each legend entry's width using LegendEntry.Width I get the same width for each entry
A = 67, word = 67, Longer sentence = 67,
Which is obviously incorrect, it's probably assigned the longest width to all entries. So how do i get the actual width of each entry?
I know that the chart's legend entry is automatically resized according to the number of letters.
So it is an anomaly, but it seems to be necessary to adjust the number of characters to be blank. It is not an exact match, but space * 2 seems similar.
Sub setCharts(Target As Range, Cht As Chart)
Dim Srs As Series
Dim vColor, vName
Dim i As Integer, Ln As Integer, k As Integer
vColor = Array(RGB(246, 246, 246), RGB(255, 224, 140), RGB(47, 157, 39), RGB(0, 0, 0))
vName = Array("A", "Word", "Longer sentence", "stack")
Ln = Len(vName(2)) '<~~~ "Longer sentence" 's length --> Collection name
'****** The Loop statement below makes the series names the same length ******
' For i = 0 To UBound(vName)
' k = Ln - Len(vName(i))
' vName(i) = vName(i) & Space(k * 2)
' M = Len(vName(i))
' Next i
With Cht
.ChartType = xlColumnStacked
.HasLegend = True
.Legend.Position = xlLegendPositionBottom
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = Target.Value
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.Text = "OCF Percentiles"
.Axes(xlValue).MajorUnit = 50
For Each Srs In .SeriesCollection
Srs.Delete
Next Srs
For i = 0 To 2
Set Srs = .SeriesCollection.NewSeries
With Srs
.Name = vName(i) '<~~ Collection name
.Values = Target.Offset(0, 1).Resize(3).Offset(0, i)
.XValues = Array("A", "D", "I")
.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = vColor(i)
If i = 0 Then
.Format.Fill.Transparency = 0.5 '<~~~~~ Transparency was adjusted
End If
End With
Next i
Set Srs = .SeriesCollection.NewSeries
With Srs
.Name = vName(3) '<~~ Collection name
.ChartType = xlXYScatter
.Values = Target.Offset(0, 4).Resize(1, 3)
.MarkerStyle = xlMarkerStyleSquare
.MarkerBackgroundColor = vColor(3) 'vbBlack
End With
End With
End Sub
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After
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Right now I have the following code to display a line curve. The number of inputs can vary and I want the chart to clear and draw a new line curve every time the macro is run.
Sub addchart()
If ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Count > 0 Then
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Delete
End If
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim ch As chart
Dim ch1 As chart
Dim dt As Range
Dim i As Integer
i = Cells(Rows.Count, "I").End(xlUp).Row
Set ws = ActiveSheet
Set dt = Range(Cells(2, 10), Cells(i, 10))
Set ch = ws.Shapes.AddChart2(Width:=1300, Height:=300, Left:=Range("a13").Left, Top:=Range("a13").Top).chart
With ch
.SetSourceData Source:=dt
.ChartTitle.Text = "Deflection Curve"
.ChartType = xlLine
.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "Deflection"
End With
If Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(dt) > -50 Then
With ch.Axes(xlValue)
.MinimumScale = -50
.MaximumScale = 0
End With
End If
End Sub
The chart that is printed looks something like this
I'm trying to figure out how to add labels to arbitrary points to the chart. Two labels to be specific. One is at the minimum value. And one is the value at any arbitrary point on x-axis. Both x-values are known and will be taken as inputs from two cells on the sheet. Something like this.
The style of highlighting is unimportant. Thanks for the help!
P.S. - I'm new to VBA and I'm learning everything on the go. I look up what I need to do and then try and imitate whatever examples I see online. So it's possible the existing program I've written for the chart might have unnecessary steps or is inefficient in some way. I would appreciate it if someone had any tips to offer to improve it, even though it does the job. Thanks!
Try those for first steps making chart labels:
Dim chartname as string
chartname = "enter_a_name"
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart2(227, xlLine).Name = chartname
With ActiveSheet.Shapes(chartname).Line
.Visible = msoTrue
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
.Transparency = 0
.Weight = 1.5
End With
Set my_chart = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(chartname).Chart
'Delete all Autolabels
my_chart.SetElement (msoElementDataLabelNone)
'Enter format of axis (just if you want to)
'With my_chart.Axes(xlCategory) ' axis adjustment
'.CategoryType = xlCategoryScale ' not XlCategoryType.xlAutomaticScale | XlCategoryType.xlTimeScale
'.TickLabels.NumberFormat = "DD.MM.YYYY hh:mm"
'.TickLabels.Orientation = xlUpward
'End With
cols = Array("F", "L") ' columns containing labels
For j = 1 To my_chart.SeriesCollection.Count
Set sc = my_chart.SeriesCollection(j)
For i = 2 To sc.Points.Count
sc.Points(i).ApplyDataLabels
sc.Points(i).DataLabel.Text = Range(cols(j - 1) & i + x).Value ' x= starting row containing values /labels
Next i
Sub addchart()
If ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Count > 0 Then
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Delete
End If
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim ch As Chart
Dim dt As Range
Dim i As Integer
i = Cells(Rows.Count, "I").End(xlUp).Row
Set ws = ActiveSheet
Set dt = Range(Cells(2, 10), Cells(i, 11)) ' Added another column with the relevant values to highlight line chart
Set ch = ws.Shapes.AddChart2(Width:=1300, Height:=300, Left:=Range("a13").Left, Top:=Range("a13").Top).Chart
With ch
.SetSourceData Source:=dt
.ChartTitle.Text = "Deflection Curve"
.FullSeriesCollection(1).ChartType = xlLine
.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "Deflection"
.SeriesCollection(2).ChartType = xlColumnStacked 'the second column shows up as a bar chart along with the line chart
End With
If Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(Range(Cells(2, 10), Cells(i, 10))) > -30 Then
With ch.Axes(xlValue)
.MinimumScale = -30
.MaximumScale = 0
End With
End If
End Sub
I wanted to create a second axis in my chart.
There is no error when i run ".SeriesCollection(1).AxisGroup=2" but it does not create the second axis.
I want to plot temperature at the LHS of the y-axis and power at RHS of the y-axis.
The x-axis is time.
Outcome: I want to see 2 graphs. A graph generated by Col H and Col F and another will be generated by Col R and Col F.
Sub plotGraph()
Dim LastRowOfH As Long, LastRowOfF As Long, LastRowOfR As Long
Dim ColumnHRngData As Range, ColumnFRngData As Range, ColumnRRngData As Range
Dim xAxes As Axis, yAxes As Axis, y2Axes As Axis
Dim srsNew As Series
LastRowOfH = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, 8).End(xlUp).Row
LastRowOfF = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, 6).End(xlUp).Row
LastRowOfR = ActiveSheet.Cells(Rows.Count, 18).End(xlUp).Row
Set ColumnHRngData = ActiveSheet.Range("H31:H" & LastRowOfH)
Set ColumnFRngData = ActiveSheet.Range("F31:F" & LastRowOfF)
Set ColumnRRngData = ActiveSheet.Range("R31:R" & LastRowOfR)
Dim cht As Shape
Set cht = ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddChart(Left:=Range("D1:S31").Left, Top:=Range("D1:S31").Top, Width:=Range("D1:S31").Width, Height:=Range("D1:S31").Height)
With cht.Chart
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = "Temperature VS Time"
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
Do Until .SeriesCollection.Count = 0
.SeriesCollection(1).Delete
Loop
Set srsNew = .SeriesCollection.NewSeries
.SeriesCollection(1).Name = "Power/W"
.SeriesCollection(1).Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'change the color of the chart line
.SeriesCollection(1).AxisGroup = 2
With srsNew
.XValues = ColumnFRngData 'xaxis of the graph refers to time in hr
.Values = ColumnHRngData
End With
With srsNew
.XValues = ColumnFRngData
.Values = ColumnRRngData
End With
Set xAxes = .Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary)
With xAxes
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Text = "TIME (Hr)"
End With
Set yAxes = .Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary)
With yAxes
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Text = "Temp (DegCel)"
End With
Set y2Axes = .Axes(xlValue, xlSecondary)
With y2Axes
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Text = "Power (W)"
End With
End With
You're only plotting one series.
Try this
With cht.Chart
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Text = "Temperature VS Time"
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
Do While .SeriesCollection.Count > 0
.SeriesCollection(1).Delete 'remove any existing series
Loop
With .SeriesCollection.NewSeries
.Name = "Power/W"
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'change the color of the chart line
.AxisGroup = 2
.XValues = ColumnFRngData 'xaxis of the graph refers to time in hr
.Values = ColumnHRngData
End With
With .SeriesCollection.NewSeries
.Name = "Temperature"
.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0) 'change the color of the chart line
.AxisGroup = 1
.XValues = ColumnFRngData 'xaxis of the graph refers to time in hr
.Values = ColumnRRngData
End With
With .Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary)
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Text = "TIME (Hr)"
End With
With .Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary)
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Text = "Temp (DegCel)"
End With
With .Axes(xlValue, xlSecondary)
.HasTitle = True
.AxisTitle.Text = "Power (W)"
End With
End With
I have a VBA script that I use to generate multiple line charts in Excel. It used to include 2 series collections per chart (reading from 2 columns) but I since modified it for only one. However now I want it to do 2 series' again but want it to read both collections from the same column. Is this possible?
I've tried modifying the .SeriesCollection(2) to go to the next range further down the column. However this just returns an error 4001.
Sub CreateCharts()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim ch As Chart
Dim NumCharts As Integer, ChartName As String, ChartTitle As String, i As Integer
Set ws = Sheets("Charts")
NumCharts = WorksheetFunction.CountA(ws.Rows(2))
For i = 2 To NumCharts Step 1 '1 column of data per chart
ChartName = ws.Cells(2, i) '"chrt" & Range(Col1 & 2)
ChartTitle = ws.Cells(2, i) 'Range(Col1 & 2)
Set ch = Charts.Add
With ch
.ChartType = xlLine
.SetSourceData Source:=ws.Range(ws.Cells(3, i), ws.Cells(20, i)), _
PlotBy:=xlColumns 'range of data for each chart
.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = ws.Range("A3:A20") 'data range of line 1 (test data)
.SeriesCollection(2).XValues = ws.Range("A21:A38") 'data range of line 2 (Rw curve)
.Name = ChartName
.HasTitle = True
.ChartTitle.Characters.text = "#" & ws.Cells(2, i) '& " " & ws.Cells(1, i) 'remove title 'change to "ws.Cells(2, i)" to see titles
.ChartTitle.Left = 600
'HORiZONTAL X AXiS
.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.text = "Frequency (Hz)"
.Axes(xlCategory).MajorTickMark = xlNone
.Axes(xlCategory).AxisBetweenCategories = False
.Axes(xlCategory).Border.LineStyle = None
'VERTiCAL Y AXiS
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).HasTitle = True
.Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary).AxisTitle.Characters.text = "Sound Reduction Index (dB)"
.Axes(xlValue).TickLabels.NumberFormat = "0"
.Axes(xlValue).MajorTickMark = xlNone
.Axes(xlValue).HasMajorGridlines = False
.Axes(xlValue).MinimumScale = 10 'minimum value on y
.Axes(xlValue).MaximumScale = 80 'maximum value on y
.Axes(xlValue).Border.LineStyle = None
'LEGEND
.HasLegend = False
'FONT SPECiFiCATiONS
.ChartArea.Format.TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Size = 14
.ChartArea.Format.TextFrame2.TextRange.Font.Name = "Myriad Pro"
.ChartArea.Border.LineStyle = xlNone
'CHART POSiTiON, SiZE & COLOUR
.PlotArea.Format.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(242, 242, 242) 'grey background
.PlotArea.Top = 0
.PlotArea.Left = 20
.PlotArea.Height = 440
.PlotArea.Width = 420
'CHART LiNE COLOURS
.SeriesCollection(1).Border.Color = RGB(27, 117, 188) 'first line colour
'.SeriesCollection(2).Border.Color = RGB(0, 0, 0) 'second line colour
'.SeriesCollection(2).LineStyle = xlDashDot
End With
Next i
End Sub
Here is an image example of what I'm wanting to achieve.
Code is slightly modified and tested to work as far my understanding of the objective (to create one 2 series charts per column. 1st series Row 3-20 and 2nd series 21 to 38). Only issue with code was absence of SeriesCollection(2). It is modified to add necessary SeriesCollection and to delete if any automatically added series collection exist.
For i = 2 To NumCharts Step 1 '1 column of data per chart
ChartName = ws.Cells(2, i) '"chrt" & Range(Col1 & 2)
ChartTitle = ws.Cells(2, i) 'Range(Col1 & 2)
Set ch = Charts.Add
'Delete if any automatically added series exist
For x = ch.SeriesCollection.Count To 1 Step -1
ch.SeriesCollection(x).Delete
Next
With ch
.ChartType = xlLine
.SeriesCollection.Add ws.Range(ws.Cells(3, i), ws.Cells(20, i))
.SeriesCollection.Add ws.Range(ws.Cells(21, i), ws.Cells(38, i))
.SeriesCollection(1).XValues = ws.Range(ws.Cells(3, 1), ws.Cells(20, 1))
.SeriesCollection(2).XValues = ws.Range(ws.Cells(21, 1), ws.Cells(38, 1))
.Name = ChartName
I have a chart that is composed of two main things.
The first is a loop that creates a bunch of series based on values. Each of these series is an XY Scatter with Lines. Each of these Lines is coloured based on conditions using the Vlookup function in Excel. The first thing I need to correct is the Case part because it doesn't like the first instance of G. This only occurs when I have added the second chart.
The next thing I want is to create an XY Scatter with another Range, then apply Custom Data Labels to only those points. I can change the type of Chart the Series plots by using the answer below, which has been updated.
Dim age1 As Variant
Dim age2 As Variant
Dim per1 As Variant
Dim per2 As Variant
Dim id as Variant
Dim mp as Range
Dim yd as Range
id = Range(Range("A2"), Range("A2").End(xlDown)).Value2
age1 = Range(Range("C2"), Range("C2").End(xlDown)).Value2
age2 = Range(Range("D2"), Range("D2").End(xlDown)).Value2
per1 = Range(Range("E2"), Range("E2").End(xlDown)).Value2
per2 = Range(Range("E2"), Range("E2").End(xlDown)).Value2
Set mp = Range(Range("J2"), Range("J2").End(xlDown))
Set yd= Range(Range("E2"), Range("E2").End(xlDown))
ln = UBound(id) - LBound(id) + 1
Set cht = ws.ChartObjects(1).Chart
With cht
.ChartArea.ClearContents 'Clears the chart so a new one can be created
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLines 'Defines the Chart as a Scatter with Lines
For i = 1 To ln 'First Thing that creates many series
xdata = Array(age1(i, 1), age2(i, 1))
ydata = Array(per1(i, 1), per2(i, 1))
.SeriesCollection.NewSeries
.SeriesCollection(i).XValues = xdata
.SeriesCollection(i).Values = ydata
.SeriesCollection(i).Name = id(i, 1)
Next i
'Orginal method: .ChartType = xlXYScatter
.SeriesCollection.NewSeries
.SeriesCollection(.SeriesCollection.Count).XValues = mp
.SeriesCollection(.SeriesCollection.Count).Values = yd
.SeriesCollection(.SeriesCollection.Count).Name = "Series"
'New Method
.SeriesCollection(.SeriesCollection.Count).ChartType = xlXYScatter
End With
'end of creating charts
Set drng = Range(Range("A2"), Range("B2").End(xlDown) 'For the Vlookup
With ActiveSheet
For Each xycht In .ChartObjects
For Each mysrs In xycht.Chart.SeriesCollection
mysrs.MarkerStyle = xlMarkerStyleCircle
lnum = Application.VLookup(mysrs.Name, drng, 2, 0) 'This fails the first instance with G as a Type Mismatch Error.
' Select Case lnum
' Case "G"
' lColor = RGB(255, 0, 0)
' Case "D"
' lColor = RGB(0, 255, 0)
' Case "M"
' lColor = RGB(0, 0, 255)
' Case "A"
' lColor = RGB(0, 0, 0)
' Case Else
' lColor = RGB(255, 255, 255)
' End Select
' mysrs.MarkerBackgroundColor = lColor
' mysrs.Format.Line.Visible = msoFalse
' mysrs.Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue
' mysrs.Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = lColor
Next
Set mypts = ws.ChartObjects(1).SeriesCollection(SeriesCollection.Count).Points(1).Apply 'This fails cause it needs an Object
mypts(mypts.Count).ApplyDataLabels
With mypts(mypts.Count).DataLabel
.ShowSeriesName = False
.ShowCategoryName = False
.ShowValue = False 'I need this tonot show Values, but my own Values.
' optional parameters
.Position = xlLabelPositionAbove
.Font.Name = "Helvetica"
.Font.Size = 10
.Font.Bold = False
End With
Next
End With
Use the ChartType property of the Series object...
.SeriesCollection(.SeriesCollection.Count).ChartType = xlXYScatter
I'm trying to place two chart objects on a single sheet and encountering difficulties with Excel 2010.
My code was working fine with a single chart object but when I added an additional chart: the chart type, title and other attributes are not registering up on the second chart.
The two charts should have the same structure but reference a different column on the sheet. I've looked around but couldn’t find a solution. Please suggest how to fix this problem. I’m posting partial code only but can post the rest of the code if it's helpful. Sorry if the code is too long...
I really appreciate your help.
Function GraphMFI(Arr() As Variant, Arr2() As Variant, ChartName As String, ChartName2 As String)
Dim i As Long, l As Long
Dim rng As Range, aCell As Range
Dim MyArY() As Variant, MyArX() As Variant
Dim LastRow As Long, iVal As Long
Dim Count As Long, SumArr As Long, AvgC As Long
Application.EnableEvents = False
'***********************************************************************
'Code that calculates x and y values not shown
'**************************************************************************
On Error Resume Next
'~~~~~~~~~chart code begins
Call DeleteallCharts 'delete all existing charts from active sheet
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~add both charts~~~~~~
Set objChart = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add _
(Left:=410, Width:=500, Top:=15, Height:=250)
objChart.Chart.ChartType = xlXYScatterLines
Set objChart2 = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add _
(Left:=410, Width:=500, Top:=300, Height:=250)
objChart.Chart.ChartType = xlXYScatterLines
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~add both charts~~~~~~
Dim objChartSeriesColl As SeriesCollection
Dim objChartSeriesColl2 As SeriesCollection
Set objChartSeriesColl = objChart.Chart.SeriesCollection
Set objChartSeriesColl2 = objChart2.Chart.SeriesCollection
'delete all chart series
'~~~~~~~~~~~first chart
With objChartSeriesColl.NewSeries '~~~raw data
.Name = "Inner Run Variability"
.Values = Arr
.XValues = rng
.MarkerSize = 10
.
'code not shown
End With
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~First Chart
With objChartSeriesColl.NewSeries '~~~average series one
Dim nPts As Long
.Name = "Mean"
.Values = AvgArr '~~~~average of Negative control
.XValues = rng '~~~dates
'.AxisGroup = xlSecondary
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
'With mySrs
nPts = .Points.Count
.Points(nPts).ApplyDataLabels _
Type:=xlDataLabelsShowValue, _
AutoText:=True, LegendKey:=False
.Points(nPts).DataLabel.Text = .Name
.Points(nPts).ApplyDataLabels Type:=xlDataLabelsShowValue, _
AutoText:=True, LegendKey:=False
With .DataLabels
.AutoScaleFont = False
.Font.Size = 10
.Font.ColorIndex = 3
.Position = xlLabelPositionAbove
.HorizontalAlignment = xlLeft
.VerticalAlignment = xlCenter
.Orientation = xlHorizontal
End With
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
End With
With objChartSeriesColl.NewSeries '~~plus two stdev series two
.Name = "plus 2 stdev"
.Values = TwoPlusSdtDevArr
.XValues = rng '~~~dates
End With
With objChartSeriesColl.NewSeries 'minus three stdev series three
.Name = "minus 2 stdev"
.Values = TwiceStdDevArr
.XValues = rng
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
End With
'~~~~~~~~~~~Second chart
With objChartSeriesColl2.NewSeries '~~~raw data
.Name = "Inner Run Variability"
.Values = Arr2
.XValues = rng
.MarkerSize = 10
End With
'~~~~~adding series to the second chart
With objChartSeriesColl2.NewSeries '~~~average
Dim nPts2 As Long
.Name = "Mean"
.Values = AvgArr
.XValues = rng '~~~dates
.ChartType = xlXYScatterLinesNoMarkers
End With
'....more series not shown here
With objChart
.Axes(xlCategory).TickLabels.NumberFormat = "m/d/yyyy" 'changes Xaxis text format
.Axes(xlValue).TickLabels.NumberFormat = "General" 'changes Yaxis Text Format
.SetElement (msoElementChartTitleAboveChart) 'adds chart title above chart
.SetElement (msoElementPrimaryCategoryAxisTitleAdjacentToAxis) 'adds Xaxis title
.SetElement (msoElementPrimaryValueAxisTitleRotated) 'adds rotated Yaxis Title
.ChartTitle.Text = ChartName 'adds chart title above chart
.SetElement (msoElementLegendNone)
'~~~~~~~~~~~~set plot area
With .PlotArea
.Width = .Width / 2
.Height = .Height / 2
.Left = 16
.Top = 16
.Width = 450
End With
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With .Axes(xlCategory, xlPrimary)
.AxisTitle.Text = "Run Dates" 'renames Xaxis title to "X Title"
.AxisTitle.Font.Bold = True
End With
With .Axes(xlValue, xlPrimary)
.AxisTitle.Text = "Sample Dates" 'renames Xaxis title to "X Title"
.AxisTitle.Text = "MFI Values" 'renames Yaxis title to "Y Title"
End With
.Axes(xlCategory).MinimumScale = ChartMin '~~adds min
.Axes(xlCategory).MaximumScale = ChartMax '~~ adds max
.Parent.Placement = xlFreeFloating
With .ChartArea.Format.Line
.Visible = msoCTrue
.Style = msoLineSingle
.Weight = 1
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 255)
End With
End With
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'more code
End With
''''~~~~~~~~~~~~~Second Chart begins here
With objChart2
'..........
'code almost the same as 'with objChart'
Application.EnableEvents = True
End With
End Function