Comments on: Recorded Macro Error with Bubble and Stock Charts http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/ Peltier Tech Excel Charts and Programming Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:13:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-36606 Jon Peltier Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:56:49 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-36606 In 2003 you can use an image file as the background fill for chart and plot areas and fills for series that use fills (area, bar, column). This action should record in 2003 and 2007. The 2010 recorder has a lot of the stuff that 2007's didn't get, so perhaps recording the "fill from clipboard" action in 2010 will give code you can use in 2007. In 2003 you can use an image file as the background fill for chart and plot areas and fills for series that use fills (area, bar, column). This action should record in 2003 and 2007. The 2010 recorder has a lot of the stuff that 2007’s didn’t get, so perhaps recording the “fill from clipboard” action in 2010 will give code you can use in 2007.

]]> By: Stock Charts http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-36533 Stock Charts Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:00:41 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-36533 I noticed that excel 2007 will accept a picture from the clipoard as a plot area background. I have tried to record a Macro and searched the web to find the method associated with this action but haven’t had much luck. Do you have any insight? Is there a similar feature in 2003 that can be used. I noticed that excel 2007 will accept a picture from the clipoard as a plot area background. I have tried to record a Macro and searched the web to find the method associated with this action but haven’t had much luck. Do you have any insight? Is there a similar feature in 2003 that can be used.

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-27485 Jon Peltier Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:38:23 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-27485 Lee - Excel 2010 includes the ability to record all kinds of charting actions. The only problem is, using the clipboard for the picture is not accurately recorded, and I can find no alternative in the object model documentation that will apply the contents of the clipboard to the fill of a chart element. Lee -

Excel 2010 includes the ability to record all kinds of charting actions. The only problem is, using the clipboard for the picture is not accurately recorded, and I can find no alternative in the object model documentation that will apply the contents of the clipboard to the fill of a chart element.

]]> By: Lee http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-27453 Lee Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:36:58 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-27453 I noticed that excel 2007 will accept a picture from the clipoard as a plot area background. I have tried to record a Macro and searched the web to find the method associated with this action but haven't had much luck. Do you have any insight? Is there a similar feature in 2003 that can be used. I noticed that excel 2007 will accept a picture from the clipoard as a plot area background. I have tried to record a Macro and searched the web to find the method associated with this action but haven’t had much luck. Do you have any insight? Is there a similar feature in 2003 that can be used.

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-26088 Jon Peltier Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:55:12 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-26088 Tony - Nothing about Excel is really off-topic here. I wrote a series of "How-To" posts about VBA last year: <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/how-to-use-someone-elses-macro/" title="How To: Use Someone Else's Macro" rel="nofollow">How To: Use Someone Else’s Macro</a> <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/how-to-recording-your-own-macro/" title="How To: Record Your Own Macro" rel="nofollow">How To: Record Your Own Macro</a> <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/how-to-fix-a-recorded-macro/" title="How To: Fix a Recorded Macro" rel="nofollow">How To: Fix a Recorded Macro</a> <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/make-recorded-macro-independent-of-sheet/" title="Make Your Recorded Macro Independent of Which Sheet is Active" rel="nofollow">Make Your Recorded Macro Independent of Which Sheet is Active</a> <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/how-to-assign-a-macro-to-a-toolbar-or-menu/" title="How To: Assign a Macro to a Toolbar or Menu" rel="nofollow">How To: Assign a Macro to a Toolbar or Menu</a> <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/how-to-assign-a-macro-to-an-activex-control/" title="How To: Assign a Macro to an ActiveX Control" rel="nofollow">How To: Assign a Macro to an ActiveX Control</a> <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/how-to-assign-a-macro-to-a-button-or-shape/" title="How To: Assign a Macro to a Button or Shape" rel="nofollow">How To: Assign a Macro to a Button or Shape</a> These should get anyone started, then Google can help once you know enough to guess at keywords. Tony -

Nothing about Excel is really off-topic here.

I wrote a series of “How-To” posts about VBA last year:

How To: Use Someone Else’s Macro
How To: Record Your Own Macro
How To: Fix a Recorded Macro
Make Your Recorded Macro Independent of Which Sheet is Active
How To: Assign a Macro to a Toolbar or Menu
How To: Assign a Macro to an ActiveX Control
How To: Assign a Macro to a Button or Shape

These should get anyone started, then Google can help once you know enough to guess at keywords.

]]> By: Tony Rose http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-26079 Tony Rose Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:18:23 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-26079 Jon - This may be a little off topic, but still relevant. What would you suggest for someone who has pretty much mastered Excel except for any VBA. They can create great charts, dashboards and use just about any formula, but are not a programmer. How does one start to learn VBA (resources, books, etc.)? Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated. Jon – This may be a little off topic, but still relevant. What would you suggest for someone who has pretty much mastered Excel except for any VBA. They can create great charts, dashboards and use just about any formula, but are not a programmer.

How does one start to learn VBA (resources, books, etc.)? Any suggestions or tips would be appreciated.

]]> By: Jon Peltier http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-26078 Jon Peltier Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:59:13 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-26078 Colin - Good point. They've been around for so long, I just assumed they went back to the Late Pleistocene era, when VBA was introduced. I've corrected the error. Colin -

Good point. They’ve been around for so long, I just assumed they went back to the Late Pleistocene era, when VBA was introduced. I’ve corrected the error.

]]> By: Colin Banfield http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/recorded-macro-error-with-bubble-and-stock-charts/comment-page-1/#comment-26074 Colin Banfield Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:11:46 +0000 http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/?p=3018#comment-26074 Jon, despite what that KB article says, I don't see how this error could have existed in Excel 5/95. Stock and Bubble charts were introduced in Excel 97. Jon, despite what that KB article says, I don’t see how this error could have existed in Excel 5/95. Stock and Bubble charts were introduced in Excel 97.

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