VBA Code to move DataLables to top of Chart

[Frank Hayes]

I am creating a series of column charts, and I would like to move all the
data labels in a series to the top of the chart (above the column and evenly
spaced)

The VBA code to do so for any individual point in the series is:

' ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(3).Points(1).DataLabel.Select
' Selection.Top = 52

I would like to automate this to do it for every point in the
seriescollection, and have tried the following:

Sub LabelsToTop()

For Each Points In ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(4)
DatalLabel.Select
Selection.Top = 52
Next

End Sub

But get an Object Variable Error Messge. Does anyone know the correct
sytax ? I am using Excel 2000 with SP-3

Thanks

Frank

 

[John Mansfield]

Consider revising your For-Next statement to the following (also note that
this procedure should perform more efficiently as it does not use a "Select"
statement):

Sub AlignDataLabels()
On Error Resume Next
Dim Cnt As Long
Set Srs = ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(3)
With Srs
For Cnt = 1 To .Points.Count
Srs.Points(Cnt).DataLabel.Top = 52
Next
End With
End Sub

 

[Jim Cone]

Frank,
Try this...

Sub MoveLabelsUp()
Dim objPt As Point
For Each objPt In ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(3).Points
objPt.DataLabel.Top = 52
Next
End Sub
--
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(Chart Data Labels Excel Add-in)


"Frank Hayes"
wrote in message
I am creating a series of column charts, and I would like to move all the
data labels in a series to the top of the chart (above the column and evenly
spaced)

The VBA code to do so for any individual point in the series is:

' ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(3).Points(1).DataLabel.Select
' Selection.Top = 52

I would like to automate this to do it for every point in the
seriescollection, and have tried the following:

Sub LabelsToTop()

For Each Points In ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(4)
DatalLabel.Select
Selection.Top = 52
Next

End Sub

But get an Object Variable Error Messge. Does anyone know the correct
sytax ? I am using Excel 2000 with SP-3
Thanks
Frank

 

[Frank Hayes]

Perfect. Thank you.

Consider revising your For-Next statement to the following (also note that
this procedure should perform more efficiently as it does not use a
"Select"
statement):

Sub AlignDataLabels()
On Error Resume Next
Dim Cnt As Long
Set Srs = ActiveChart.SeriesCollection(3)
With Srs
For Cnt = 1 To .Points.Count
Srs.Points(Cnt).DataLabel.Top = 52
Next
End With
End Sub

 

[Frank Hayes]

Thank you.