Class ChartFormat (Excel VBA)

Provides access to the Office Art formatting for chart elements. To use a ChartFormat class variable it first needs to be instantiated, for example


Dim cft as ChartFormat
Set cft = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format

Adjustments

Returns an Adjustments object.


Dim adjsAdjustments As Adjustments
Set adjsAdjustments = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.Adjustments

Returns the type of the specified shape.


ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.AutoShapeType =

Returns a FillFormat object for the parent chart element that contains fill formatting properties for the chart element.


Dim fftFill As FillFormat
Set fftFill = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.Fill

Returns a GlowFormat object for a specified chart that contains glow formatting properties for the chart element.

The glow effect adds a vibrant colored edge to graphics.


Dim gftGlow As Office.GlowFormat
Set gftGlow = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.Glow

Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified chart element.

For a line, the LineFormat object represents the line itself; for a chart with a border, the LineFormat object represents the border.


Dim lftLine As LineFormat
Set lftLine = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.Line

Returns a PictureFormat object for a specified chart that contains pictures.


Dim pftPictureFormat As PictureFormat
Set pftPictureFormat = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.PictureFormat

Returns a ShadowFormat object that contains shadow formatting properties for the chart element.


Dim sftShadow As ShadowFormat
Set sftShadow = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.Shadow

Returns a SoftEdgeFormat object for a specified chart that contains soft edge formatting properties for the chart.


Dim sefSoftEdge As Office.SoftEdgeFormat
Set sefSoftEdge = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.SoftEdge

Returns a TextFrame2 object that contains text formatting for the specified chart element.


Dim tf2TextFrame2 As TextFrame2
Set tf2TextFrame2 = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.TextFrame2

Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3D-effect formatting properties for the specified chart.


Dim tdfThreeD As ThreeDFormat
Set tdfThreeD = ActiveChart.ChartArea.Format.ThreeD