Hi

This helpful code snippet:
MsgBox ActiveChart.Parent.TopLeftCell.Address

comes from a John Walkenbach post 8 years ago:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...wse_thread/thr
ead/ff952bea085dfdaa/e76f6ed598be6b4f?hl=en&lnk=st&q=chart+topleftcell# e76f6
ed598be6b4f

It was very helpful. However can someone tell me why the Parent is needed -
intuitively, I'd have thought the the top left cell was a property of the
active chart itself, not its parent, but obviously not..?

Thanks

Tim

Because the chart is contained within a chartobject which is what lays on
the worksheet, so you need the chart's parent to see where abouts in the
sheet it is positioned.

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HTH

Bob


(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)



"Tim Childs" wrote in message
...
Hi

This helpful code snippet:
MsgBox ActiveChart.Parent.TopLeftCell.Address

comes from a John Walkenbach post 8 years ago:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...wse_thread/thr
ead/ff952bea085dfdaa/e76f6ed598be6b4f?hl=en&lnk=st&q=chart+topleftcell# e76f6
ed598be6b4f

It was very helpful. However can someone tell me why the Parent is
needed -
intuitively, I'd have thought the the top left cell was a property of the
active chart itself, not its parent, but obviously not..?

Thanks

Tim

Hi

that is very helpful - thanks

Tim

I like the signature line email!

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Because the chart is contained within a chartobject which is what lays on
the worksheet, so you need the chart's parent to see where abouts in the
sheet it is positioned.

--
---
HTH

Bob


(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my
addy)



"Tim Childs" wrote in message
...
Hi

This helpful code snippet:
MsgBox ActiveChart.Parent.TopLeftCell.Address

comes from a John Walkenbach post 8 years ago:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...wse_thread/thr

ead/ff952bea085dfdaa/e76f6ed598be6b4f?hl=en&lnk=st&q=chart+topleftcell# e76f6
ed598be6b4f

It was very helpful. However can someone tell me why the Parent is
needed -
intuitively, I'd have thought the the top left cell was a property of
the
active chart itself, not its parent, but obviously not..?

Thanks

Tim

"Tim Childs" wrote in message
...
Hi

that is very helpful - thanks

Tim

I like the signature line email!

Yeah, we have to go to such lengths to avoid the sniffers getting our email
addies (still get hundreds every week though).