Slicers.Add method (Excel)
Creates a new slicer and returns a Slicer object.
Syntax
expression.Add (SlicerDestination, Level, Name, Caption, Top, Left, Width, Height)
expression A variable that represents a Slicers object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SlicerDestination | Required | Variant | A String that specifies the name of the sheet, or a Worksheet object that represents the sheet, where the resulting slicer will be placed. The destination sheet must be in the workbook that contains the Slicers object specified by expression. |
| Level | Optional | Variant | For OLAP data sources, the ordinal or the Multidimensional Expression (MDX) name of the level on which the slicer creation is based. Not supported for non-OLAP data sources. |
| Name | Optional | Variant | The name of the slicer. Excel automatically generates a name if one is not specified. The name must be unique across all slicers within a workbook. |
| Caption | Optional | Variant | The caption of the slicer. |
| Top | Optional | Variant | The initial vertical position of the slicer, in points, relative to the upper-left corner of cell A1 on a worksheet. |
| Left | Optional | Variant | The initial horizontal position of the slicer, in points, relative to the upper-left corner of cell A1 on a worksheet. |
| Width | Optional | Variant | The initial width, in points, of the slicer control. |
| Height | Optional | Variant | The initial height, in points, of the slicer control. |
Return value
Slicer
Example
This example adds a SlicerCache object by using the OLAP data source AdventureWorks, and then adds a Slicer object to filter on the Country field.
Sub CreateNewSlicer()
ActiveWorkbook.SlicerCaches.Add("Adventure Works", _
"[Customer].[Customer Geography]").Slicers.Add ActiveSheet, _
"[Customer].[Customer Geography].[Country]", "Country 1", "Country", _
252, 522, 144, 216)
End Sub
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