WD2000: How to Automate Inserting an Excel Chart into Word (212514)

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The preferred method for accessing Microsoft Excel for Windows Object properties is to add the Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library as an available preference. To add the Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library reference in Word, follow these steps:

1. In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu.
2. Under Available References, select the Microsoft Excel 9.0 Object Library check box.
3. Click OK.

After creating the reference, create and run the following Visual Basic macro:

Sub InsertXLChart()

   Dim xlapp As Excel.Workbook
   Documents.Add
   ' Replace "XLfilename" with a complete path and file name
   ' for an Excel worksheet that includes a chart.
   Set xlapp = GetObject("XLfilename")
   ' Activate the chart named Chart 1 in the workbook.
   xlapp.ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Activate
   ' Select the chart.
   xlapp.ActiveChart.ChartArea.Select
   ' Copy the chart.
   xlapp.ActiveChart.ChartArea.Copy

   With Selection
      ' The wdPasteOLEObject constant will insert the chart as an
      ' embedded object, and the wdInLine constant will insert the
      ' chart on the Text layer and not the Drawing layer.
      .PasteSpecial Link:=False, DataType:=wdPasteOLEObject, _
         Placement:=wdInLine
   End With

   ' Close the instance of Excel.
   Set xlapp = Nothing

End Sub