Reformatting a chart - Strange issue

[mikejvir]

I have a macro that does some reformatting of a chart (on it's own chart sheet) that changes adds a footer, put the plot area in a specific area (for page to page consistency), axis formatting, legend format.

My issue is that the macro must be run twice and with a manual input (Input box) to correct.

I had two major issues to begin with. One was the plot area border which was fixed with help from another Excel website. That fix was totally unexpected and it involved moving the .Format.Line.Visible setting downwards lines.

  With ActiveChart.PlotArea
    .Width = 690
    .Height = 410
    .Top = 75
    .Left = 25
'
'  Order is important.
'
    .Format.Line.Weight = borderweight + 0.5
    .Format.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
    .Format.Line.Transparency = 0
    .Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
    .Format.Line.Visible = msoTrue  '  Move from before changing the weight

The second which I still have not figured out. I printed out Chart area (CA), plot area (PA) and inside plot area (IPA) parameter at different times through the macro.


Test 1st-Start 1st-End 2nd-Start 2nd-End
CA Top 0 0 0 0
CA Left 0 0 0 0
CA Height 495.99 495.99 502.50 502.50
CA Width 683.49 683.49 747.75 747.75
PA Top 33.09 75 76.04 75
PA Left 7 18 20.07 25
PA Height 425.03 410 415.38 410
PA Width 661.49 661.49 723.68 690
IPA Top 33.09 81.65 82.68 81.65
IPA Left 47.79 78.71 80.77 85.71
IPA Height 425.03 381.43 386.82 381.43
IPA Width 608.16 578.29 640.48 606.79



(Sorry I tried to columnize the data).

Test	1st-Start	1st-End	2nd-Start	2nd-End
CA Top	0	0	0	0
CA Left	0	0	0	0
CA Height	495.99	495.99	502.50	502.50
CA Top	683.49	683.49	747.75	747.75
PA Top	33.09	75	76.04	75
PA Left	7	18	20.07	25
PA Height	425.03	410	415.38	410
PA Width	661.49	661.49	723.68	690
IPA Top	33.09	81.65	82.68	81.65
IPA Left	47.79	78.71	80.77	85.71
IPA Height	425.03	381.43	386.82	381.43
IPA Width	608.16	578.29	640.48	606.79

Running the macro a third time does not change any values. I do nothing to the workbook between running the macro twice. Yet something happens the chart area after. I leave the macro.

I suspect part if the problem is that I can not set the Chart Area parameters.

Any Ideas?

Thanks


Mike Virostko.