Add export graph function to Excel (e.g. jpg, eps, wmf)

[sgl8akm]

There needs to be an export function in Excel that allows graphs (charts) to
be exported to other media as image (bmp, jpg, tiff, gif) or vector files
(dxf, eps, pict, wmf). The quality of the current copy/paste files is poor,
and the copies image is still linked, ,therefore manipulation in other
programs is difficult.

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[Andy Pope]

Hi,

Select the chart and then whilst holding the shift key use the menu Edit
> Copy Picture.

Or via vba code the chart has an export method.
e.g.
Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart.Export _
FileName:="current_sales.gif", FilterName:="GIF"

Cheers
Andy

sgl8akm wrote:
> There needs to be an export function in Excel that allows graphs (charts) to
> be exported to other media as image (bmp, jpg, tiff, gif) or vector files
> (dxf, eps, pict, wmf). The quality of the current copy/paste files is poor,
> and the copies image is still linked, ,therefore manipulation in other
> programs is difficult.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
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>
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...excel.charting

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Andy Pope, Microsoft MVP - Excel
http://www.andypope.info

[Debra Dalgleish]

Or use Andy's Graphics Exporter add-in:

http://www.andypope.info/vba/gex.htm

Andy Pope wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Select the chart and then whilst holding the shift key use the menu Edit
> > Copy Picture.
>
> Or via vba code the chart has an export method.
> e.g.
> Worksheets("Sheet1").ChartObjects(1).Chart.Export _
> FileName:="current_sales.gif", FilterName:="GIF"
>
> Cheers
> Andy
>
> sgl8akm wrote:
>
>> There needs to be an export function in Excel that allows graphs
>> (charts) to be exported to other media as image (bmp, jpg, tiff, gif)
>> or vector files (dxf, eps, pict, wmf). The quality of the current
>> copy/paste files is poor, and the copies image is still linked,
>> ,therefore manipulation in other programs is difficult.


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Debra Dalgleish
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