Chart.SetElement Method (PowerPoint)
Sets chart elements on a chart. Read/write MsoChartElementType.
Version Information
Version Added: PowerPoint 2007
Syntax
expression .SetElement(Element)
expression A variable that represents a Chart object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Element |
Required |
MsoChartElementType |
One of the enumeration values that specifies the chart element type. |
Remarks
For charts, the following commands in the Layout tab correspond to the SetElement method:
Everything in the Labels group.
Everything in the Axes group.
Everything in the Analysis group.
PlotArea, Chart Wall, and Chart Floor buttons.
MsoChartElementType is an enumeration of constants that refer to all of the above commands.
Example
Note
Although the following code applies to Microsoft Word, you can readily modify it to apply to PowerPoint.
The following example sets chart elements by using the various constant values to an active chart.
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1)
If .HasChart Then
With .Chart
' Select the major gridlines on the value axis.
.Axes(xlValue).MajorGridlines.Select
.SetElement msoElementChartTitleCenteredOverlay
.SetElement msoElementPrimaryCategoryGridLinesMinor
' Select the walls.
.Walls.Select
.SetElement msoElementChartFloorShow
End With
End If
End With