1. Copy the chart, not its chart object.
2. Copy as a picture, then do a normal Paste.

ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("Chart 2").Chart.CopyPicture _
Appearance:=xlScreen, Size:=xlScreen, Format:=xlPicture
Workbooks(wbname2).Activate
ActiveSheet.Paste

- Jon
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Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
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"PCLIVE" wrote in message
...
Why does the Copy line take so long when running this code?. I'm trying
to copy a chart and paste special to another workbook. When the code gets
to 'Selection.copy', the computer hard drive makes a lot of noise and it
takes up to 10 seconds just to complete the copy. Any ideas? I've tried
copying the chart area, but then I don't have the option of
'PasteSpecial'.

ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("Chart 2").Select
ActiveWindow.WindowState = xlNormal
ActiveWindow.WindowState = xlMaximized
Selection.Copy '<---------This line takes awhile
Workbooks(wbname2).Activate
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Picture (Enhanced Metafile)",
Link:=False _
, DisplayAsIcon:=False


Thanks,
Paul