InlineShapes.AddChart Method (Word)

Inserts a chart, of the specified type, as an inline shape into the active document, and opens Microsoft Office Excel with a sheet that contains the default data that Microsoft Word uses to create the chart.

Syntax

expression .AddChart(Type, Range)

expression An expression that returns an InlineShapes object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Type

Optional

XlChartType

Specifies the type of chart to create.

Range

Optional

Variant

Specifies the text to which the chart is bound. If Range is specified, the chart is positioned at the beginning of the first paragraph in the range. If this argument is omitted, the range is selected automatically, and the chart is positioned relative to the top and left edges of the page.

Return Value

InlineShape

Example

Creates a new 3-D column chart and adds it to the active document.

ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.AddChart Type:=xl3DColumn

See Also

Concepts

InlineShapes Collection Object

InlineShapes Object Members