Chart Object Name

[LB]

Excel assigns a name to each new chart object on a
worksheet as they are created (Chart 1, Chart 2, ...).
If a chart is deleted the next chart created is assigned
the next sequential number, so if the last chart built
was "Chart 7" and you delete it and add another chart, the
next chart is assigned "Chart 8." I would like to
rename "Chart 8" to "Chart 7." Is there any way to
accomplish this?

Thanks,

LB

 

[Debra Dalgleish]

To manually rename a chart object:

1. Hold the Ctrl key, and click on the chart to select it
2. Click in the Name box, to the left of the formula bar
3. Type a new name, or edit the existing name
4. Press the Enter key

 

[Raj Singh]

Hello,

I know how to do this using vba:

Sub renameChart()

ActiveChart.Parent.Name = "Chart 7"

End Sub

Highlight the chart in question and run this code.

HTH,
Raj

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[Raj Singh]

Sorry, I missed a part in the vba code I sent you. It should be this:

Sub renameChart()

Dim nm As String

nm = ActiveSheet.Name

ActiveChart.Parent.Name = "Chart 7"

ActiveSheet.Name = nm

End Sub

HTH,
Raj

 

[Jon Peltier]

Hi Raj -

Actually, your first one was fine. The extra lines seem to serve no
purpose.

- Jon