Jeff,

To get the current name of the chart, activate it by clicking on it once and
run this macro:

Sub GetName()
MsgBox "The chart name is: " & ActiveChart.Parent.Name
End Sub

To rename the chart, activate it and run this macro (substitute Chart2 with
the name of your choice):

Sub RenameChart()
ActiveChart.Parent.Name = "Chart2"
End Sub

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Regards,
John Mansfield
http://www.pdbook.com

"Jeff M" wrote:

This has got to be simple but I can't find it...
I'm using vba to create several charts as objects (as opposed to on their
own page). I want to refer to them later, so I want to give them meaningful
names - how do I name them something other than the default "Chart 1", "Chart
2" etc?

Thanks!