Macro Cannot Scroll Chart Sheet

In Microsoft Excel, you can scroll a chart window either vertically or horizontally. However, you cannot scroll a chart window from a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure or from a macro.

Microsoft Excel Versions 5.0 and Later

In Visual Basic, you can use the SmallScroll and LargeScroll methods to scroll a worksheet or a Microsoft Excel macro sheet window. Each method accepts up to four arguments, indicating the number of rows or columns to scroll down, up, right, and left.

Microsoft Excel Versions 4.0, 5.0, and 7.0

In a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro, you can use any of six functions to scroll a worksheet or a Microsoft Excel 4.0 macro sheet: The HLINE, HPAGE, and HSCROLL functions work similarly, but these functions scroll the window horizontally instead of vertically.

If you attempt to use any of the above methods or functions when the active window is a chart window, you will receive an error message. This limitation does not affect other macro functions or methods because items in charts do not need to be visible in order to be affected by macros in Microsoft Excel.