Hi,

I want to paste a Chart embedded in a worksheet in to powerpoint but I want
to have the ability to edit the chart in powerpoint. (Code will reside in
Excel)
Without any hesitation I stole from Jon P's site on how to effect the
transfer.
Just one problem. His link --
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/XL_PPT.html#chartppt -- prefers pasting the
chart as a picture while I want to be able to edit it within Powerpoint

So I replaced the following line in his code
ActiveChart.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlScreen, Size:=xlScreen, _
Format:=xlPicture

with this one
ActiveChart.ChartArea.Copy

Then I ran the code and wow I was able to get what I wanted...

Is there any other way to do it.? (why I want to know is that I got the
above after a lot of hit and trial, hence wanted to know other ways of
achieving the same result. That way, in case the starting conditions are
different I would be able to use a different method)

Thanks a lot,
Hari
India

Hari -

In the charting group I posted a link to your related question that
tells how to update a MSGraph chart from Excel. You could probably also
figure out how to create the MSGraph chart and populate it, so you'd
have access to that in Ppt.

When you paste an Excel chart into another application, you're actually
pasting a copy of the whole workbook, which can bloat the target file
and lead you to share information unintentionally. A trick to avoid this
is to copy your chart and its source data into a separate workbook, so
it has just two sheets: the chart sheet and the worksheet with data.
Change the page setup margins of the chart sheet to get the chart as
large as you want it in the target document, then copy the chart, switch
apps, and paste.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
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Hari Prasadh wrote:

Hi,

I want to paste a Chart embedded in a worksheet in to powerpoint but I want
to have the ability to edit the chart in powerpoint. (Code will reside in
Excel)
Without any hesitation I stole from Jon P's site on how to effect the
transfer.
Just one problem. His link --
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/XL_PPT.html#chartppt -- prefers pasting the
chart as a picture while I want to be able to edit it within Powerpoint

So I replaced the following line in his code
ActiveChart.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlScreen, Size:=xlScreen, _
Format:=xlPicture

with this one
ActiveChart.ChartArea.Copy

Then I ran the code and wow I was able to get what I wanted...

Is there any other way to do it.? (why I want to know is that I got the
above after a lot of hit and trial, hence wanted to know other ways of
achieving the same result. That way, in case the starting conditions are
different I would be able to use a different method)

Thanks a lot,
Hari
India

Hi Jon,

I have now consolidated the slightly related queries/ideas in to one and
posted in the follow up to your post in the charting group. Please go
through the same in the charting group.

Thanks a lot,
Hari
India

"Jon Peltier" wrote in message
...
Hari -

In the charting group I posted a link to your related question that tells
how to update a MSGraph chart from Excel. You could probably also figure
out how to create the MSGraph chart and populate it, so you'd have access
to that in Ppt.

When you paste an Excel chart into another application, you're actually
pasting a copy of the whole workbook, which can bloat the target file and
lead you to share information unintentionally. A trick to avoid this is to
copy your chart and its source data into a separate workbook, so it has
just two sheets: the chart sheet and the worksheet with data. Change the
page setup margins of the chart sheet to get the chart as large as you
want it in the target document, then copy the chart, switch apps, and
paste.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/